Netanyahu decides to send Mossad chief, top security officials to Doha

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Saturday announced that he has decided to dispatch a delegation of top security officials to Doha to attend the ongoing talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza.

The delegation includes Mossad chief David Barnea, the head of Israel's missing and captive soldiers division and Nitzan Alon, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, and political adviser Ophir Falk, according to the Prime Minister's office.

The decision comes after Netanyahu held a meeting with Defence Minister Israel Katz and other top security officials, as well as negotiators with the Biden administration and incoming Trump administration. 

Earlier on Saturday, Netanyahu met with Trump's incoming envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.