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CIA chief, senior White House official depart for region to advance Israeli hostage deal proposal
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
CIA Director William Burns testifies during a US Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 11, 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
CIA director William Burns and White House Mideast czar Brett McGurk have departed for the region for meetings in Doha and Cairo aimed at advancing the Israeli hostage deal proposal submitted last week, two US officials confirm to The Times of Israel.
The pair may also add a stop in Israel in addition to visits in Qatar and Egypt whose governments are mediating the talks along with the US, one of the US officials says.
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