Press sources in Washington reported that the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Bill Burns, will go in the next few days to meet with the head of the Israeli Mossad, the head of Egyptian intelligence, and the Qatari Prime Minister in Europe in the coming days to discuss efforts to reach an agreement to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. American officials told Axios.

According to what the site attributed to an Israeli official, “The meeting is very important for efforts to reach a breakthrough in the talks on a new agreement that includes a two-month pause in exchange for the release of all hostages held by Hamas.”

The official said that Israel hopes that the meeting will encourage the Qatari and Egyptian mediators to put more pressure on Hamas and delve deeper into the details of the potential deal to reach compromise solutions.

American officials acknowledged that reaching an agreement may be the only way that could lead to a ceasefire in Gaza.

The expected meeting will include Burns, Mossad Director David Barnea, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, and Egyptian Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel.

Israeli officials say that the director of the Israeli Shin Bet security service, Ronen Bar, and General Nitzan Alon, who is in charge of the Israel Defense Forces in the hostage case, will also participate in the meeting.

According to the website: “A senior Israeli official directly involved in the talks said that the impression is that there is a desire on all sides to reach an agreement and that momentum has built.”

But the official said that Hamas must realize that Israel will not agree to its (Hamas) demand that Israel commit to ending the war as part of the hostage deal. The official also said that Hamas' demand for the number of Palestinian prisoners it wants to release as part of the deal is too high.

The official said that the role of the mediators is to clarify this to Hamas. Each of them does it in a different style. We want to see them not only as facilitators, but as more active mediators who propose creative solutions,” according to the website. .