Mossad chief David Barnea is expected to travel to Doha on Monday for talks on a possible hostage release deal. American officials are in the Qatari capital for the talks. A Palestinian source told the Qatari Al Araby Al Jadeed newspaper that this is a critical day for the negotiations between Israel and Hamas and that the mediators were able to bridge the gap between the sides and await the response of the Israeli government later on Sunday.

