Hostage-Release Negotiations: CIA Director Burns and Israeli Intel Chief Hold High-Stakes Talks in Egypt Amid Crisis in Rafah
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The CIA Director is scheduled to meet with the Israeli intelligence chief in Egypt to discuss negotiations for a potential hostage-release agreement. This comes as residents of Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, are attempting to flee in anticipation of a full-scale military operation by Israeli forces. The city, home to about 1.4 million people, has been on edge following deadly strikes that claimed the lives of at …