Mossad and CIA chiefs to meet Egyptian and Qatari officials in Doha this week

By Lazar Berman

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7 July 2024, 4:57 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

A composite image of CIA Director William Burns, left, speaking at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, on July 8, 2022; Mossad Director David Barnea, right, speaking at a conference in Tel Aviv, on September 10, 2023. (AP/Susan Walsh; Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

A four-way meeting between Mossad chief David Barnea, CIA director William Burns, Egyptian intelligence head Abbas Kamel and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani will be held in Doha on Wednesday, a source with knowledge of the details tells Kan news.

Barnea was in Doha over the weekend for initial talks on restarting intensive negotiations over a potential hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas. Months of talks aimed at reaching a deal had largely stalled until last week, when Hamas responded to the latest outline and Israeli officials suggested there was now room to move forward with negotiations.