News of the new round of talks, first reported by Axios, came after Israel’s military revealed that soldiers had mistakenly executed three hostages who were carrying a white flag after they escaped from their captors in Gaza on Friday. Came to him.
Netanyahu said he would not give details of the talks.
“The one mistake we can make is to communicate our calculations to Hamas, to the world,” he said. “We will not go into details of the negotiations.”
The Gaza war, which began with Hamas killings and kidnappings in southern Israel on October 7, has shaken regional and world powers due to the increasing number of Palestinian civilians being killed.
While promising to destroy Hamas, Israel has also demanded the return of hostages held by the Iranian-backed Islamist group.
Netanyahu vowed to maintain intense military pressure on Hamas in Gaza.
“The instructions I am giving to the negotiating team are based on this pressure, without which we have nothing,” he said.
Mossad chief Barnia met in Europe on Friday with al-Thani, a key mediator in the conflict in Gaza, a source told Reuters, while Egyptian sources suggested Israel was more open to a new deal with Hamas. I can see.