© Reuters. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Overseas Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a joint press convention with French Overseas Minister Catherine Colonna (not pictured) on the Amiri Diwan, in Doha, Qatar November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Imad Creidi/Fi
DUBAI (Reuters) -A gathering of Qatar’s premier and the heads of the Israeli Mossad spy company and U.S. Central Intelligence Company on Monday on steps to free additional hostages held by Hamas was constructive however no deal is imminent, a supply briefed on the diplomatic efforts stated.
The three met in Poland’s capital Warsaw to debate a possible new deal to safe the discharge of Israeli hostages held in Gaza in change for a possible launch of Palestinians in Israeli prisons and a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza’s warfare.
“The talks were positive with negotiators exploring and discussing different proposals in an attempt to progress on negotiations,” the supply advised Reuters. “An agreement is not expected imminently however.”
In an announcement on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated he had “sent the head of the Mossad to Europe twice to promote a process for the release of our hostages”, with out giving particulars of what was mentioned.
“I will spare no effort on the subject and the demand is to bring everyone (home),” Netanyahu stated.
The CIA declined to remark.
The talks between Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who additionally serves because the Gulf state’s international minister, Mossad Director David Barnea and CIA Director Invoice Burns adopted a gathering of the three in Europe final week.
Qatar has stated it’s working to restore a humanitarian truce deal that collapsed after every week on Dec. 1, and pushing for a complete finish to the greater than two-month-old Israel-Hamas warfare that has precipitated a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Qatar and Egypt have been mediators between Israel and Hamas within the late November truce throughout which Hamas launched 110 girls, youngsters and foreigners it was holding in change for 240 Palestinian girls and youngsters free of Israeli jails.
