The decision to send the delegation is due to progress and new developments in the negotiation talks in Doha, an Israeli official told the Post.

Mediator Qatar gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal to end the war in Gaza on Monday, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks attended by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's envoy, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.

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An Israeli security delegation, including Mossad Chief David Barnea, Shin Bet Head Ronen Bar, and military hostage envoy Nitzan Alon, arrived in Qatar on Sunday to discuss a potential Gaza hostage and ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending 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

A delegation from the Israeli military and the Shin Bet (Shabak) is scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Friday, according to Al-Qahera News TV channel correspondent in the West Bank.

Head of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency and military and political advisers will also be sent to Qatar for the ceasefire meeting

Israel will send the chief of its Mossad intelligence agency to Qatar to continue talks over a potential ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, in a possible sign the negotiations may be advancing.

A high-level Israeli delegation has arrived in Qatar for discussions on a potential Gaza hostage and ceasefire agreement. Key mediators Qatar, Egypt, and the United States are intensifying efforts to reach a deal before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Israeli negotiators attending ceasefire and hostage release talks in Doha have expressed “cautious optimism,” even as some gaps between both sides persist, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a delegation of senior officials to Qatar for negotiations on a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire deal, his office said Saturday.

A ceasefire agreement in Gaza has been reached between Israel and Hamas after more than 15 months of war. The United States, Egypt and Qatar have mediated the long-running efforts to halt the fighting in the ravaged Palestinian territory, often coming close to a deal before a frustrating breakdown in negotiations.