Mossad Chief David Barnea Visits Doha to Renew Hostage Talks

Qatar: Mossad Chief David Barnea is currently on his visit to Doha to join the first high-level negotiation by CIA Director William Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. in almost two months. During his meeting, Barner is set to promote a new framework for a hostage deal where he

The Prime Minister’s Office said that the officials will discuss "the various possibilities to restart negotiations for the release of hostages from Hamas captivity, based on recent developments."

This development comes as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by the IDF troops earlier this month, a development that Israel and Western leaders described as an "opportunity" to make progress on the deal that would see the release of some or all the hostages held in Gaza.

However, Hamas will not be involved in this round of meetings, The Times of Israel reported quoting an official.  The terrorist group could potentially join a subsequent round, with mediators shuttling between the terror group and Israeli negotiators.

Hamas To Not Get New Chief After Yahya Sinwar's Killing: Report

There have been speculations after Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar was eliminated by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), about who will lead the terrorist organisation after Sinwar. According to latest reports, Hamas will not be getting a new Chief for the next five months.

While initially, after the killing of Yahya Sinwar, several names of Hamas leaders were being discussed as his potential successor, latest reports suggest that the terrorist organisation will not get a new Chief for the next several months.

AFP quoted a source as saying, “The Hamas leadership's approach is not to appoint a successor to the late chief, the martyr Yahya Sinwar.”

According to the report, a five-member committee, which was elected in August after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, will be jointly leading Hamas as the war between Israel and Palestine rages on. This committee ‘will take over the leadership of the group’.