Adi Rotem says resort to direct channel initiated because mediator Qatar was clearly acting in bad faith, talks were going in circles; Hamas captors killing 6 hostages in August 2024 was 'the last straw'

Israeli TV says negotiations led by then-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar began after Oct. 7, continued until 2025; permission to reveal meetings comes on hesls of report that Netanyahu…

Ronen Bar reportedly told Cabinet ministers of a direct Hamas channel that helped break the hostage-talk deadlock; separate report says Netanyahu used a businessman to relay…