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CIA head says Hamas’s Sinwar under growing pressure from terror commanders to end war – report
Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters during a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, April 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
CIA director Bill Burns told a closed-door conference over the weekend that the agency assesses Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is under increasing pressure from the terror group’s commanders to accept a hostage-ceasefire deal, CNN reports.
The report is based on the account of an individual who was present at the discussion at the annual Allen & Company summer retreat in Sun Valley on Saturday.
The CIA declines to comment, CNN says.
Burns is playing a key role in the ongoing efforts to reach a potential hostage-ceasefire deal.
CIA Director William Burns testifies during a US Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 11, 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
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