Efforts to secure hostage deal and pause in Gaza fighting step up as Biden dispatches CIA chief for crucial talks in Europe - CNN

* Efforts to secure hostage deal and pause in Gaza fighting step up as Biden dispatches CIA chief for crucial talks in Europe  CNN
* A high number of Israeli soldiers in Gaza have died by friendly fire or accident  NPR
* Biden calls regional partners ahead of CIA chief's meeting in push for another Gaza hostage deal  The Associated Press
* CIA Director Burns helping broker another deal to release hostages from Hamas  The Hill
* Biden, Qatar's emir agree hostage deal key to pause in Gaza fighting -White House  Reuters


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