Mossad chief heads to Qatar for renewed ceasefire talks

Israel's Channel 12 has confirmed that David Barnea, the head of Israel's spy agency the Mossad, is headed to Qatar for Sunday's first ceasefire talks since August. 

CIA Director William Burns, new Egyptian intelligence director Hassan Mahmoud Rashad, and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Al Thani are all slated to participate. 

Earlier this week it was reported that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told families of Israeli captives that the US is now proposing a temporary ceasefire as a "test" for Hamas following the killing of its leader Yahya Sinwar. The short ceasefire would be accompanied by a limited hostage release.