Netanyahu to send Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

Talks to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are continuing, with Benjamin Netanyahu agreeing to send Mossad director to Qatar (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to send the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza.

Mr Netanyahu’s office announced the decision on Saturday evening.