Israeli PM Netanyahu to send team for new talks on hostage release

Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip since October 7, protest at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on July 21, 2024, in an attempt to pressure the Israeli Prime Minister to make a deal to release their loved ones, before his flight on July 22 to US to address Congress. [AFP]

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that a negotiating team would be sent this week for new talks on a deal to free hostages held by militants in Gaza.

Netanyahu said the team would leave Thursday -- the day after he gives a speech to the United States Congress -- but he did not say where they would go.