Jerusalem, Feb. 25 -- Israel's war cabinet has decided to send a delegation next week to the Qatari capital Doha to continue the talks over a Gaza truce deal, an Israeli official told Xinhua.

The delegation, comprising non-senior officials, is mandated to discuss technical aspects of the humanitarian issues in the deal, said the official on Saturday.

The deal that is expected to be reached involves a pause in the four-and-a-half-month war, the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, and the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, as well as increasing humanitarian aid to Gaza. A cabinet discussion was held over the telephone, and the ministers received an update about the talks in Paris. The talks, led by Qatari, Eg...