Netanyahu Agrees to Send Delegations to Egypt and Qatar for Talks on Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced today, Friday, that Netanyahu has agreed to send delegations to Egypt and Qatar as negotiators seek the release of Israeli hostages as part of a potential ceasefire agreement in Gaza. Netanyahu's office added that the Prime Minister spoke with the heads of the Israeli intelligence agencies, Shin Bet and the Mossad, and "agreed that delegations would head on his behalf in the coming days to Doha and Cairo" with a mandate to proceed with the negotiations.