What role did CIA director William Burns play in the Israel-Hamas …
1 day ago · 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 ...
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
4 days ago · 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 ...
Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
Jan 10, 2025 · CIA Director William J. Burns in his office in Langley, ... Hezbollah in Lebanon, the severe degradation of Hamas in Gaza, and then the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. All of that, I think ...
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 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...
C.I.A. Director Visits Israel and the Middle East Amid Israel-Hamas …
Nov 5, 2023 · William J. Burns’s visit comes as the United States tries to prod Israel to pursue a more targeted approach to attacking Hamas, allow pauses in the fighting and do more to avoid civilian...
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 William Burns to travel to Europe for fourth round of …
Jan 25, 2024 · CIA Director William Burns will soon travel to Europe for a fourth round of multiparty talks aimed at brokering a broadened deal to release the more than 100 hostages still being held in Gaza,...
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 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...