Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a negotiating team to be dispatched to Doha for talks on the ongoing Gaza truce following the completion of a fifth hostage-prisoner swap, AFP reports.

“With the completion of the release phase, Prime Minister Netanyahu has instructed the dispatch of a negotiation delegation to Doha to discuss technical details of the agreement,” his office said in sa tatement, adding that on his return to Israel from Washington, Netanyahu will “hold a security cabinet meeting regarding negotiations for the second phase of the hostage release deal”.