Israel-Hamas war: What happened on day 183?
Additional civilian lightly wounded in West Bank terror shooting • IDF strikes deep in Lebanon after drone downed
Qatari UN envoy to hostages’ families: Deal is within reach
The meeting was attended by representatives of the hostages' families: Neutra, Chen, Shtivi, Shem-Tov (Ruben), Lifshitz, Miran (Lavi), and Sharaabi.
Egypt plans to host a new round of hostage talks this week that will include CIA Director William Burns, amid pessimism in Israel about the possibility of an agreement as Qatar’s Ambassador to the UN in New York told relatives of hostages that a deal was still possible.
The talks, which could begin as early as Sunday, would include Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and an Israeli delegation, Egypt’s Al Qahera News reported on Saturday.
Hamas said it would send a delegation headed by its Gaza deputy chief Khalil al-Hayya. Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Mossad chief David Barnea could also participate, according to media reports, although Israel has yet to make a final decision on whether to attend.
The talks come as tens of thousands demonstrated Saturday evening in dozens of locations throughout the country in protest against the government, demanding elections and a hostage-release deal.
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- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 133 hostages remain in Gaza
- 37 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says