text:  So the United States, and in this case in the shape of the head of the CIA, is at the table. And because Hamas is a prescribed organization, it's designated as a terrorist organization by many countries, there aren't direct talks. So you have Qatar and Egypt. Qatar because Hamas political leaders are based there. Egypt because it's on the border of Gaza. It has had a long involvement in Gaza wars, and this is the fifth Israel-Gaza war of recent times.