Israeli negotiators attending ceasefire and hostage release talks in Doha have expressed “cautious optimism,” even as some gaps between both sides persist, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza

Mossad director's presence means high-level Israeli officials who would need to sign off on any agreement are now involved. Along with Mossad chief, head of Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency and military and political advisers will also be sent to Qatar to be part of negotiation talks.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to send the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in ...

Israel is sending the Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday confirmed that Mossad chief David Barnea will leave for Qatar with a delegation of senior officials, for the purpose of advancing negotiations ...

A high-level Israeli delegation, which includes Mossad director David Barnea ... dual US-Israeli citizens still held by Hamas, visited Qatar in person this week to speak with negotiators.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said ...

Israel will send a delegation led by the head of its spy agency, Mossad, to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement late on Saturday. It was ...