CIA Director Bill Burns is set to meet Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday, in an effort to bridge the remaining gaps between Israel and Hamas, sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Tuesday, APA reports citing The Times of Israel.
The two will discuss progress toward a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and hostage release deal, one the sources said.
The CIA declined to comment on the reported meeting, which followed talks in Qatar on Tuesday that Hamas said were “serious and positive.” On Monday, an Israeli delegation flew to Doha to meet with mediators.
CIA Director Bill Burns is set to meet Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday, in an effort to bridge the remaining gaps between Israel and Hamas, sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Tuesday.
The two will discuss progress toward a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and hostage release deal, one the sources said.
The CIA declined to comment on the reported meeting, which followed talks in Qatar on Tuesday that Hamas said were “serious and positive.” On Monday, an Israeli delegation flew to Doha to meet with mediators.
“Hamas affirms that, in light of the serious and positive discussions taking place today in Doha under the auspices of our Qatari and Egyptian brothers, reaching an agreement for a ceasefire and a prisoner exchange is possible if the occupation ceases to impose new conditions,” the Palestinian terror group said in a statement.
Along with the talks in Doha, negotiations are being held in Cairo, where sourced briefed on the meeting told Reuters that an agreement could be signed in the coming days.
Mohamed al-Hind, the deputy head of Hamas ally Palestinian Islamic Jihad, said his Iran-backed organization, which is believed to hold some of the hostages taken during the October 2023 terror onslaught in southern Israel that started the war, had met with Egyptian officials to discuss the proposed deal.
US President-elect Trump’s recently-appointed hostage envoy, Adam Boehler, was also in Cairo Tuesday to meet with Egyptian officials on the efforts to secure an agreement, a source familiar with the matter said, confirming reporting in the Kan public broadcaster.
Boehler met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday and is slated to also travel to Doha for similar talks, the source said.
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