Israel not to send delegation for talks over ceasefire in Gaza

Israel has decided not to send a delegation to Cairo for negotiations over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the New York Times writes, quoting an unnamed Israeli official. 

 

“Israel decided not to attend. Israel made the decision after Qatar’s prime minister informed David Barnea, the head of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, on Sunday that Hamas had refused an Israeli request to provide a list of the hostages who were still alive,” the newspaper writes. 

 

As noted, another factor in Israel’s decision is said to be that Hamas declined to consent to the terms for the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners that the U.S. had presented.