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Mossad Director and Qatari Prime Minister Discuss Gaza Ceasefire

December 13, 2024
Mossad, David Barnea, Qatar Prime Minister, Gaza ceasefire, prisoner swap, Israeli bombardment, Palestinian children, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Israeli-Hamas negotiations, Qatar mediation, Gaza crisis
Palestinian children play in the rubble of a building destroyed during a previous Israeli bombardment, in Khan Yunis in the south Gaza Strip[PHOTO: Bashar Taleb/AFP]

While Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, Mossad Director David Barnea is reported to have met with the Prime Minister of Qatar regarding a prisoner exchange and a ceasefire in Gaza. It was noted that while there are an estimated 101 Israelis held captive in Gaza, Tel Aviv’s main goal is to try to implement the first phase of the ceasefire agreement with some changes.

It was reported that David Barnea, the director of Israel’s foreign intelligence agency Mossad, held a meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to discuss the ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement in Gaza.

According to the news of the US-based “Axios”, based on two unnamed Israeli officials, it was recalled that Israel conveyed its new offer to Hamas through Egypt last week during the meeting held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, yesterday.

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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