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Israel will send a delegation to Qatar's Doha on Monday to advance ceasefire negotiations after accepting an invitation from the mediators, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement on Saturday.

Steve Witkoff is expected to attend talks with Hamas and Israel on the ceasefire and hostage release deal, a U.S. official said.

Trump envoy says 'no alternative' to Hamas's disarmament and leaving Gaza, which would allow peace; Israeli delegation heads to Doha as Hamas says it's showing 'flexibility'

Gaza A team of midlevel Israeli negotiators arrived in Qatar on Monday for indirect negotiations with Hamas on the fate of the Gaza ceasefire and remaining hostages held by the militants, as the two sides remain sharply at odds over the next stage.

The Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas has set its priorities as negotiations continue in Doha, mediated by Qatari and Egyptian officials, and with the participation of US President Donald Trump’s envoy.

GAZA CITY — Israel on Sunday prepared to send a delegation to Doha for further talks on the Gaza truce, as Hamas called for an immediate start to negotiations on the cease-fire's second phase, which it hopes will lead to a permanent end to the conflict.

Israeli negotiators will arrive in Doha, Qatar on Monday for a fresh round of talks on the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Israel has halted aid deliveries to Gaza amid the deadlock, and on Sunday

Israel carried out an air strike in northern Gaza on Sunday, rattling an already fragile ceasefire as fresh talks in Doha are set to take place on Monday. Israel's military said the air strike targeted Hamas terrorists who "were identified operating in proximity to IDF troops and attempting to plant an explosive device in the ground in northern Gaza.