The war cabinet of Israel is poised to resume dialogue with Palestine’s radical movement Hamas about the release of Israeli hostages, The Jerusalem Post newspaper wrote citing the Prime Minister’s Office, Report informs referring to TASS.
According to the report, the negotiating team was instructed to continue efforts aimed at releasing the hostages. The instructions were given after a four-hour war cabinet meeting on Wednesday night.
Negotiations between the Israeli government and Hamas were suspended last week. According to a report by the Israeli state broadcaster Kan, the talks have reached an impasse because the parties to the conflict cannot agree on the conditions for the release of hostages. "The sources indicated that the differences between the sides are very wide, especially over the term 'end of the war' as well as Israel's demand to veto the names of terrorists whose release Hamas may demand," Kan said.