"CIA Director's Mission: Advancing Gaza Hostage Negotiations with Israel and Qatar"

The CIA chief, along with his Israeli counterpart, is set to meet with Qatari officials in Europe to discuss a potential Gaza hostage deal and ceasefire, with the US administration aiming to facilitate the release of over 100 remaining hostages taken during Hamas' attacks on Israel. The US and Israeli intelligence chiefs have previously met Qatari and Egyptian officials to broker a short-lived truce in November, but significant differences remain between the two sides' demands. Israel has proposed a 60-day pause in the fighting for the phased release of hostages, while Hamas has proposed an end to the war, international guarantees, and the release of all detainees held by Israel.