"The working echelon will, at present, remain in Doha," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said
Israel’s negotiators are returning to Jerusalem for consultations after a week of “intensive contacts” in Qatar aimed at securing a hostage deal with Hamas, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Tuesday night.
“The senior members of the negotiating team will return to Israel for consultations; the working echelon will, at present, remain in Doha,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in the statement.
The Prime Minister’s Office noted that while Jerusalem has agreed to a new proposal based on a previous outline by U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, the terrorist group “is continuing to cling to its refusal.”