Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met Netanyahu on Saturday
. The director of the CIA says: ‘I’ve learned not to get my hopes up’
Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met Netanyahu on Saturday, having met on Friday with Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.Far-right Zionist leader says Israel is ‘preparing hell for Hamas’ In an interview with National Public Radio, William Burns, the director of the CIA, said the White House was working to reach a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas before Trump’s inauguration.
“I’ve learned the hard way not to get my hopes up about the ceasefire hostage negotiations,” Burns said. “I do think there remains a chance to get a deal. The gaps between the parties have narrowed.” In recent weeks, the issue of the hostages and a ceasefire agreement have been at the heart of an intensive debate in the Israeli media. Critics accuse Netanyahu of deliberately stalling the deal, ostensibly to await Trump’s assumption of office.
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