Qatari and Egyptian mediators sat down with the U.S. and Israeli spymasters in Cairo to debate a truce in Gaza on Tuesday.
CIA Director William Burns, Mossad chief David Barnea and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Egyptian officers, Egyptian media reported.
Al-Qahera News, which has hyperlinks to Egyptian intelligence, reported the “quartet meeting” as worldwide stress grows for a truce between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas within the Gaza Strip, the place well being officers say greater than 28,000 individuals have been killed.
Qatar and Egypt have been mediating between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas with U.S. help.
A proposal thrashed out with Israeli negotiators in Paris late final month has gone backwards and forwards between the 2 sides.
“Hamas and the (other militant) factions are awaiting the outcome of the Cairo meetings, and Hamas is open to discussing any initiative that achieves an end to aggression and war,” a Hamas official informed AFP on situation of anonymity as a result of they don’t seem to be approved to talk to the media.
The quest for a cease-fire comes after the United States and the United Nations warned Israel in opposition to finishing up a floor offensive into Rafah, the southernmost Gaza metropolis the place greater than one million Palestinians are trapped.
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