Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 27th Jan. According to news media reports on Friday the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency and the chief of the Israel Spy agency, Mossad, will be meeting the Prime Minister of Qatar in a European capital to reach a temporary ceasefire between the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The release of Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity will also be discussed in the meeting along with the temporary ceasefire, news stated.
According to Israeli media, the chiefs of Shin Bet and the Egyptian intelligence will be present.
CIA director William Burns and Mossad chief David Barnea will meet with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani to discuss the release of the remaining 132 hostages held by Hamas and a pause in fighting in the Gaza strip.
White House Middle East envoy Brett McGurk was in Qatar and Egypt this week to discuss the hostage release and the ceasefire.
Israel’s war cabinet met on Thursday night at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv to discuss the hostage talks.
IDF hostage envoy Nitzan Alon and PMO hostage coordinator Gal Hirsch were also in attendance.
William Burns and Barnea were involved in the earlier meeting with Qatari and Egyptian officials that led to a temporary weeklong ceasefire between November 24 and December 1,2023 that saw 105 hostages freed.
The efforts to secure an agreement to release the remaining hostages, the children and women, have since not yielded any desired results and hit a road block.
Sources in Israel defense ministry told in media that while Israel was willing for a one month ceasefire, Hamas wants a permanent end to the war which Israel has rejected outright.
Hamas has stressed for the withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces from the Gaza which was also rejected in totol by the Israel side.
According to the IDF, 4 of the hostages were released early and a woman IDF soldier was rescued by Israeli army. But 3 of the hostages were killed in an accidental fire by the Israel Defense Forces.
IDF and Israel Military Intelligence said that 28 of the Israel hostages in Hamas captivity are dead.
Over 25,000 Palestinians were killed including women and children, since the counter offensive began.
