Israel Counters Hamas' Proposal With New Gaza Offer; Six-Week Truce For 40 Hostages | Report

A high-level Israeli delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea is enroute to Qatar. Reuters reported that Israel seeks to secure a six-week Gaza truce under which the Palestinian militants would free 40 hostages. An Israeli official told Reuters that this stage of the negotiations could take at least two weeks as Hamas' foreign delegates may have difficulties in communicating with the group in the Gaza strip. Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS