Israel will send the chief of its Mossad intelligence agency to Qatar to continue talks over a potential ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, in a possible sign the negotiations may be advancing.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have mixed feelings towards reported progress in the negotiations between Hamas and Israel to establish a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave and bring home dozens of Israelis held hostage there.