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President of the United States, Joe Bidenupon request CIA directorWilliam Burns, search mission agreement between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas Facilitate a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza
President of the United States, Joe Bidenupon request CIA directorWilliam Burns, search mission agreement between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas Facilitate a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages in the enclave, it is reported Washington Post.
The newspaper, citing officials familiar with the situation, explained that Burns plans to travel to Europe in the coming days to hold talks with Heads of Israeli and Egyptian intelligence servicesDavid Barney and Abbas Kamel respectively, and also with Prime Minister of QatarAmir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
The White House refused to confirm the information Washington Postalthough he emphasized that Burns played a decisive role in the negotiations, especially regarding the release of the hostages.
William Burns, Director of the CIA. | Photo: Reuters
If that happens, Burns’ visit would follow one this week by Brett McGurk, Biden’s Middle East adviser, who has held various meetings in Cairo and Doha to try to broker a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Dutch Chancellor Hanke Bruins Slot and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron also visited the region, meeting with senior Israeli and Palestinian officials this Thursday.
Egypt and Qatar act as mediators between Israel and Hamas. The two countries had already reached a week-long truce at the end of November last year, which allowed for the release of 105 hostages and 240 Palestinian prisoners.
Qatar confirmed the existenceserious negotiations“Between Israel and Hamas reach a trucebut warned that there were “obstacles” to those talks, such as the Israeli government’s refusal to create a Palestinian state.
Gaza is torn by war. | Photo: Reuters
War between Israel and Hamas broke out on October 7 after an attack by Hamas’s militant wing that killed about 1,200 people and took 250 hostage. Since then, the Israeli army has continued a massive air, land and sea offensive against the Gaza Strip, which has left more than 25,700 people dead, 63,740 injured, 8,000 missing and nearly two million displaced.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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