DUBAI (Reuters) -The leaders of the U.S. Central Intelligence Company (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad met Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Tuesday to construct on the two-day extension of a truce between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, a supply briefed on the go to mentioned.
The assembly was “to build on the progress of the extended humanitarian pause agreement and to initiate further discussions about the next phase of a potential deal,” the supply advised Reuters.
The result of the talks, which had been additionally attended by Egyptian officers, was unclear, the supply added.
CIA Director William Burns was in Doha “for meetings on the Israel-Hamas conflict including discussions on hostages,” a U.S. official mentioned on situation of anonymity. The official didn’t elaborate.
Burns, David Barnea, head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met in the future after Qatar introduced the two-day extension of an authentic four-day truce deal in Gaza that had been as a result of expire in a single day.
Qatar, the place a number of political leaders of Hamas are primarily based, has been main negotiations between the Palestinian militant group and Israel.
The truce has introduced the primary respite to the Gaza Strip in seven weeks throughout which Israel bombed the territory closely in response to a violent rampage on Oct. 7 by Hamas gunmen who killed round 1,200 individuals and took 240 captives.
Israel has sworn to annihilate Hamas, which guidelines Gaza. Well being authorities in Gaza say Israel’s bombardment of the tiny, densely populated territory has thus far killed greater than 15,000 individuals, round 40% of them youngsters.
Barnea and Burns had been beforehand in Qatar to satisfy Sheikh Mohammed on Nov 9.
Through the first 4 days of the truce, Hamas fighters launched 50 Israeli ladies and youngsters who had been taken hostage. In return, Israel launched 150 safety detainees from its jails, all ladies and youngsters.
As a part of the two-day truce extension Hamas has agreed to launch an extra 10 Israeli ladies and youngsters every day.
To date, there isn’t a indication that Hamas is prepared to launch any Israeli males or army personnel amongst these taken captive.
