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Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza talks on May 13 - Office

Tel Aviv, May 12 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a delegation to be sent to Qatar on May 13 to continue negotiations on a settlement in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages, the Israeli prime minister's office said on Monday.
"During the meeting with Envoy Witkoff and Ambassador [US Ambassador to Israel Mike] Huckabee, the latest attempt to implement Witkoff's plan to release the hostages before the expansion of hostilities was discussed.
In this regard, the prime minister ordered a delegation of negotiators to be sent to Doha tomorrow," the statement said.
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