Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery.

David Barnea, the Mossad director, played a crucial role in determining when to show tactical flexibility to seal the deal ...

Israel's top general on Tuesday became the highest-ranking official to resign over Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack, the worst ...

Israeli negotiators attending ceasefire and hostage release talks in Doha have expressed “cautious optimism,” even as some ...

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...

the most critical figure was current Mossad Director David Barnea. Even as incoming US president Donald Trump has tried to take the lion’s share of the credit for the final deal being sealed ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mossad intelligence agency chief David Barnea lays a wreath during ...

Officials said Hamas was to give the names to the Qataris, who would then inform Mossad Chief David Barnea, who was then expected to inform the families. On Saturday night, however, the Prime ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent Mossad director David Barnea to ceasefire negotiations in Doha, Qatar.