text:  But now that may be waning, especially after Israeli airstrikes at a school in southern Gaza yesterday killed at least 27 people. That's according to the health ministry. NPR correspondent Aya Batraoui joins us now from Dubai. And Aya, how is it that high-level officials from the region and from the U.S., including CIA Director Bill Burns, gather for ceasefire talks when what's happening on the ground in Gaza does not seem to be de-escalating?