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Biden to deploy CIA’s William Burns to help broker major Gaza deal

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President Biden plans to dispatch CIA Director William J. Burns in the coming days to help broker an ambitious deal between Hamas and Israel that would involve the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza and the longest cessation of hostilities since the war began last year, according to officials familiar with the matter. … Read more

CIA’s Burns pushes big hostage deal in meeting with Mossad counterpart

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave CIA Director William J. Burns arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for secret meetings with Israel’s spy chief and Qatar’s prime minister aimed at brokering an expansive deal between Israel and Hamas, said three people familiar with the visit. Burns is pushing for Hamas and Israel to broaden … Read more