A delegation of senior Qatari officials holds discussions in Tel Aviv on the second day of the truce in the Gaza Strip, in light of reports of “positive signs” regarding extending the truce in the Gaza Strip for a day or two.

Today, Saturday, a high-level Qatari delegation held discussions with officials in Tel Aviv about the truce agreement in the besieged Gaza Strip, and the deal to exchange Israeli prisoners and hostages in the Gaza Strip for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, according to what Israeli reports reported, on the second day of the truce in the Strip. Gaza.

According to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Authority (“Kan 11”), a private Qatari plane including a delegation of senior Qatari officials arrived at Ben Gurion Airport earlier today, coming from Larnaca Airport in Cyprus, after it had taken off in the morning from the Qatari capital, Doha.

Israeli Channel 12 indicated that the plane arrived from Cyprus so that the direct flight from Doha to Israel would not constitute a historical precedent. However, no attempt was made to hide the flight belonging to Qatar Airways, as it was possible to monitor it in all technologies related to flights. This is within the framework of the mediation carried out by Qatar between Hamas and the Israeli occupation authorities.

According to Channel 12, the plane, which can accommodate only eight passengers, stayed in Israel for a short period, then took off from Tel Aviv back to Larnaca, while the channel quoted unnamed sources that the Vice Chairman of the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, Khaled Al-Hardan, will arrive in the Gaza Strip Later, today, under the ceasefire.

The channel referred to the shuttle visits made by the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, and the reserve general, Major General Nitzan Alon, who were appointed to negotiate the issue of Israeli hostages and prisoners held by the resistance factions in the Gaza Strip. These reports also come in light of the anticipation of the implementation of the second batch of the exchange deal. Which was concluded with Qatari-Egyptian mediation.

On the other hand, press reports stated that the Qatari delegation discussed extending the truce in exchange for the release of more detainees. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that Qatari officials discussed with their counterparts in Tel Aviv “possible future deals in the next few days,” referring to the possibility of extending the days of the truce in exchange for the release of more hostages.

An official familiar with the discussions held by the Qatari delegation, who spoke to Reuters, said that the Qatari operations team also coordinated with Israeli officials to ensure the continuation of the truce and the release of detainees without obstacles.

In a related context, the Egyptian Information Service announced today, in a statement issued by it, that Cairo had received “positive signals” from all parties regarding extending the truce in the Gaza Strip for a day or two. Noting that Egypt is holding intensive talks with all parties to reach an agreement to “extend the truce.”

Qatar, the main mediator along with Egypt and the United States, reached a truce agreement, which began on Friday and will last for four days, subject to extension. The truce stipulates the exchange of 50 hostages held in Gaza for 150 Palestinian prisoners. It also stipulates that the truce be extended by one day for every 10 Israeli hostages released from the Gaza Strip.

Earlier today, it presented to the Qatari and Egyptian mediators a list of the names of 14 hostages scheduled to be released, while the Israeli media referred to a list of the names of 13 hostages, and the list was sent to Israel, according to an Egyptian official who spoke to the Associated Press and described it as He is “informed” of the details of the ongoing negotiations regarding the release of the hostages.