EXPERT INTERVIEWS— Within the last-gasp negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire underway in Cairo, the negotiating groups replicate the excessive stakes of the second. CIA Director William J. Burns is there with White Home Center East Coordinator Brett McGurk; the Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani are on the talks, representing nations with ties to each Israel and Hamas; the Israeli crew is led by the heads of the Mossad and Shin Wager safety providers, David Barnea and Ronan Bar; and a Hamas delegation is led by senior chief Khalil al-Hayya.
“Final-gasp” displays the view of diplomats from all sides who’ve been working for months on a fancy ceasefire-for-hostages. Final week, in his ninth go to to the area for the reason that struggle started, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated these talks could signify “the final alternative” for a peace settlement.
