Mossad chief David Barnea held a series of meetings in Qatar on the issue of the release of hostages held by Hamas, Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben Zvi told TASS, Paralel.Az reports.

"Yes, of course. Our Mossad chief [David Barnea] was there," he said when asked about Israel’s talks on this matter in Qatar.

According to the Israeli diplomat, his country "doesn’t typically have direct contacts." "Some contacts did take place in Qatar, but I have no more information," he added.