Israel will send negotiators to Qatar on Monday in an effort to make progress in mediated talks on a return of more hostages by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.

Israel will send a negotiating team to Doha in Qatar on Monday, as per a statement from the Prime Minister Banjamin Netanyahu’s Office. The development comes after Hamas indicated it is willing to agree to a temporary extension of the Gaza ceasefire over Ramadan.

Israel's electricity shutoff closed the main water desalination plant in Gaza, drawing rebukes from Britain and Germany.

Rare tensions are surfacing between Israel and President Donald Trump’s administration, after the US engaged in direct negotiations with Hamas regarding hostages in Gaza, including an American national.

U.S. and Israeli officials are trying to brush off several days of behind-the-scenes tensions over the Trump administration's unprecedented talks with Hamas ahead of crucial Gaza negotiations this week.

Israel is due to send a delegation to Qatar on Monday for a fresh round of talks on extending a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, after cutting off the electricity supply

Gaza A team of midlevel Israeli negotiators arrived in Qatar on Monday for indirect negotiations with Hamas on the fate of the Gaza ceasefire and remaining hostages held by the militants, as the two sides remain sharply at odds over the next stage.