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Mossad chief returns from Rome following Gaza ceasefire negotiations

The summit came a day after Jerusalem delivered an updated proposal to the United States.

Mossad Director David Barnea speaks at the opening of the Eli Cohen National Museum in Herzliya, Dec. 12, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
Mossad Director David Barnea speaks at the opening of the Eli Cohen National Museum in Herzliya, Dec. 12, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Mossad director David Barnea returned from Rome on Sunday night following another round of multilateral negotiations on a ceasefire agreement with the Hamas terrorist group.

“Mossad Director David Barnea has returned from his meeting with the mediators in Rome. At the meeting, the sides discussed the document with the clarifications regarding the draft agreement that was conveyed from Israel,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

“The negotiations on the main issues will continue in the coming days,” the statement added.

CIA director Bill Burns, the Prime Minister of Qatar Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani and the head of Egyptian intelligence Abbas Kamel were reportedly also in the Italian capital for the talks.

The summit came a day after Jerusalem reportedly delivered an updated ceasefire proposal to the United States.

According to an Axios report, Jerusalem is demanding a foreign mechanism to ensure that terrorists and weapons cannot move from the southern Gaza Strip to the north of the territory, changes to redeployment of Israeli forces in the first phase of the agreement, as well as that the Israeli military remain in control of the 8.7-mile Gaza-Egypt border area, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, during this stage.

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