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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JERUSALEM, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Israeli Mossad chief David Barnea visited Doha on Thursday to hold talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani over the Gaza hostage deal, Israeli state-run Kan TV reported.
According to a senior Israeli source, D. Barnea informed the Qatari prime minister that a phased agreement to release 50 hostages held in Gaza was “no longer on the table.”
The source clarified that the meeting was devoted to “issues related to the activities of Mossad and did not concern the resumption of indirect negotiations in Doha, the last of which took place in early July.
Barnea's visit comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on August 12 that efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza were now focused on reaching a comprehensive agreement that would simultaneously release all remaining hostages. Previous agreements had included a temporary ceasefire in exchange for a phased release of hostages.
The visit also follows reports of a delegation from the Palestinian Hamas movement arriving in Qatar earlier this week in an attempt to restart talks and prevent Israel from further escalating its offensive in Gaza.
The total number of Palestinians killed since the current round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict began in October 2023 has reached 61,776, according to official statistics from Gaza's health authorities. Four more died from starvation and exhaustion, bringing the total number of deaths due to starvation to 239, including 106 children. –0–
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