What I don't get

Well, a lot of things, now that I mention it. But this, in particular:

C.I.A. Director Is Heading to Cease-Fire Talks as Pressure Grows on Israel

I thought this was the kind of thing the State Department did. How did the spooks get involved? (And yes, Israeli spies too, and "officials" from Egypt and Qatar.)

"Negotiations have been slow in part because it can take two days or more to relay proposals from negotiating sessions to Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza and the presumed mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Mr. Sinwar has been approving all Hamas counterproposals on hostage negotiations. He is believed to be hiding in the tunnels under Gaza, protected from Israeli raids by a group of hostages he is using as human shields"…

…the Times says.

So there's that.