A knowledgeable source revealed to Reuters that a tripartite meeting took place in Doha today, Thursday, involving the Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, the head of Israeli intelligence (Mossad), and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, to discuss the contours of an agreement on the release of hostages and achieving a ceasefire from the attack on Gaza. The source added that the advantage of the triadic meeting was bringing the three parties together at the same table simultaneously to expedite the process. The discussions also covered allowing the import of fuel to Gaza for humanitarian purposes. Additionally, a U.S. official confirmed the meeting's occurrence in Doha.