CIA Chief Bill Burns traveling to Israel to meet Netanyahu: Report

CIA Director Bill Burns will travel to Israel on Wednesday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, underlining the key role Burns’ has played in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.

Burns was expected to be in Cairo on Tuesday to meet with Egyptian and Qatari officials who are also mediating between Hamas and Israel. Although Israel sent a delegation to Cairo, it is considered "mid-level," and the final say on a ceasefire comes down to Netanyahu and his war cabinet. 

Reuters first reported the CIA Director’s travels.