Israel-Gaza war live updates: Blinken, Burns in Middle East; communications return to Gaza after another blackout

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ankara on Monday, continuing his second whirlwind tour of the Middle East since the Israel-Gaza war started. The shuttle diplomacy is aimed at deterring other countries or armed groups from widening the conflict, officials said. CIA Director William J. Burns arrived in Israel on Sunday for talks with intelligence officials there and throughout the region, according to a U.S. official briefed on his travel. Internet and communications services were gradually returning to parts of the Gaza Strip on Monday morning after a “complete disruption” Sunday night, Paltel, the main Palestinian telecommunications provider said. The blackout was the third since the conflict began.