Israel cancelled a planned trip of Mossad director David Barnea to Qatar to restart talks on a possible second hostage release deal, CNN reported citing a source. Around 240 people, from infants to octogenarians, were taken hostage during Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7. Also, formal negotiations have not resumed since hostage talks that had been taking place in Doha broke down earlier this month. But Israel, the US and Qatar have continued to discuss ways to try to jump-start the discussions, CNN reported citing multiple sources. Families of some of the Israeli hostages were outraged by the decision to cancel Barnea’s trip and demanded answers.

Source: News 24 December 15, 2023 03:00 UTC