steven dennis, bloomberg news. thanks for your time. when it comes to latest actiono reporting the c.i.a. director bill burns visiting israel and other countries in the region as other diplomats have gone the same over the last few weeks. he's going to talk about the war in gaza and why it matters section. mr. burns' trip is part of the biden administration's ongoing engagement with key parties in an effort to get a human humanitarian pause. he's expected to beat with prime minister netanyahu, defense chief, and other senior defense intelligence officials. he's also expected to visit qatar which played a key role in the release of hostages. that played a central role in getting humanitarian aid in gaza. when it comes to the secretary of state, tony blinken, it was on sunday, yesterday, he met and went to the west bank to meet with the palestinian authority president and stopped in baghdad for talks with the iraqi prime minister. he also impressed israeli leaders for a humanitarian pause to aloud aid and people out of gaza. he asked them

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