As tension over the conflict grows, Israel’s intelligence Director is scheduled to go to Cairo on Tuesday to discuss a proposed Gaza truce with his Egyptian and US counterparts, Israeli sources told newsmen.
Israeli officials revealed that Mossad director David Barnea will meet CIA chief William Burns to speak on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the discussions.
They will be joined in the Egyptian capital by Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who also serves as the country’s top diplomat and has brokered previous Gaza ceasefires.
Washington sources familiar with developments confirmed Monday that Burns is expected in Cairo for talks on a Qatari-brokered truce proposal, after Israel rejected the initial response last week from Gaza rulers Hamas.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep up Israel’s campaign to destroy Hamas by sending troops into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where some 1.4 million people have sought shelter.
