Israel intensifies deadly attacks across the Gaza Strip, as five of its soldiers are killed and 14 wounded in an explosion in the besieged territory’s north.
US President Donald Trump has held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, with both leaders touting their controversial proposal to push besieged Palestinians into neighbouring countries.
Their meeting comes as Israeli negotiators and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Houthis in Yemen have damaged a second ship in as many days in the Red Sea, targeting a vessel with rocket-propelled grenades. (Aljazeera)