UN judges set to decide on whether Israel should halt its war in Gaza; William Burns will reportedly meet in Europe with his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts plus the Qatari PM

The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and his Israeli counterpart will meet Qatari officials in coming days for talks on a second potential Gaza hostage deal and pause in fighting, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

William Burns and the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, David Barnea, will meet Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Europe this weekend, one official briefed on the meeting told the news agency.

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