Officials: Netanyahu Expected to Decide on Sending Negotiating Team to Doha

The site "Axios" quoted Israeli officials as saying today, Saturday, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make a decision in the coming hours to send a negotiating team to the Qatari capital, Doha, to start indirect talks with Hamas.

According to the officials, this step aims to bridge the remaining gaps between the two parties in an attempt to reach a final agreement on the hostage deal and ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

So far, there has been no official announcement from the Israeli Prime Minister's office regarding these moves, as the mediators continue to push the ceasefire negotiations forward.

In turn, Hamas announced that it conducted a series of intensive communications with the leaders of factions and Palestinian forces to consult and coordinate on its response to the ceasefire framework related to Gaza and its implementation mechanisms.

The movement stated in a statement that these communications witnessed "a high level of practical and serious consultation between Hamas and national and Islamic factions, resulting in a unified national consensus supporting the position of Palestinian resistance forces".

It confirmed that after completing internal and external consultations, it presented a unified response to the mediators, formulated with a positive spirit and consensus.

The statement also indicated that all Palestinian factions and forces welcomed the response.