Tel Aviv, March 16 -- Benjamin Netanyahu has given a green signal for continuing the negotiations towards bringing back the hostages, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office shared in a statement on Sunday.

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, held an in-depth discussion on the issue of the hostages, with the participation of the negotiating team and the heads of the security establishment," the PMO said.

The statement mentioned that PM Netanyahu instructed the negotiating team to prepare for the continuation of the talks.

"Following the discussion, the Prime Minister instructed the negotiating team to prepare for the continuation of the talks as per the mediators' response to the Witkoff proposal for the immediate release of ...