U.S. CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to travel to Cairo this weekend to meet with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts.
William Burns, Tom Williams/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
U.S. CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to travel to Cairo this weekend to meet with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts and the Qatari prime minister to try to reach a breakthrough in talks on releasing hostages held in Gaza by Hamas, Axios reporter Barak Ravid posted on social media site X on Thursday, citing two sources.
Negotiations continue, but Hamas refuses to concede anything. For the terrorist organization, the hostages remain their last bargaining chip.
In a city still reeling from the bloodiest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, New York has elected a mayor who treats Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Jewish state’s desperate fight for survival, as a fugitive to be dragged off in cuffs.
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, condemned Iranian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait on Saturday, describing them as "war crimes."
Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya broadcast an interview with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday, filmed at his residence in Jerusalem, a striking image that is, by any historical measure, rare.
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