What role did CIA director William Burns play in the Israel-Hamas …
Jan 22, 2025 · CIA Director William J. Burns departs a classified briefing with members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 30, 2024. ... Burns called the Israel-Hamas negotiations "the most ...
CIA Director William Burns to hold Hamas hostage talks Sunday …
Jan 28, 2024 · Washington — CIA Director Bill Burns was expected to meet Sunday in Paris with the director of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, David Barnea, and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin...
Pact Hamas Has Embraced Is U.S.-Israel Cease-Fire Deal With …
May 6, 2024 · Officials Describe Pact Hamas Has Embraced as U.S.-Israel Proposal With Small Changes. The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, was consulted on the changes, the officials say.
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
Jan 18, 2025 · As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life. By Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger Julian Barnes ...
CIA Director Burns to Try Reviving Cease-Fire and Hostage …
May 23, 2024 · William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, who has been the lead American negotiator in efforts for a cease-fire in Gaza, plans to travel to Europe this weekend for talks with his Israeli...
CIA director returns to Middle East to push for hostage, cease-fire ...
Mar 8, 2024 · CIA Director William Burns quietly traveled to the Middle East to again press the Biden administration's case for a hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel.
CIA Director William Burns in Egypt for high-stakes Israeli …
May 3, 2024 · CIA Director William Burns arrived in Cairo, Egypt, Friday for the latest round of high-stakes negotiations over a hostage and cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel, two U.S. officials and...
Biden to deploy CIA’s William Burns to help broker major Gaza …
Jan 25, 2024 · CIA Director William Burns will urge Israel and Hamas to agree on a deal that seeks the release of all hostages in Gaza in exchange for a two-month cease-fire.
CIA Director Burns visits Cairo as Gaza ceasefire and hostage ...
May 3, 2024 · Burns has acted as a key interlocutor for the United States in the multiparty talks between Israel, Hamas, Egypt and Qatar over a release of hostages held in Gaza that would be paired with a...
CIA director headed abroad for Gaza hostage talks: US officials
Jan 25, 2024 · The officials said Burns will speak with counterparts from Israel as well as Qatar and Egypt -- two countries that have worked as intermediaries between Hamas and other nations since the conflict ...