Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday visited Egypt, where he met with President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi as part of his regional trip for talks to halt the fighting in Gaza.
Secretary Blinken is set to visit Israel today, as negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage release deal in Doha, Qatar, appear to falter.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a delegation of Israeli officials led by David Barnea, head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, to travel to Qatar and work on the cease-fire negotiations.
The group is set to meet with CIA Director William J. Burns, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdel Thani and Egyptian Intelligence Minister Abbas Kamal.
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