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CAIRO: Over 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the White House for talks with US President Donald Trump on halting Israel’s ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip.Netanyahu has come under heavy international pressure to end the war. Key Western allies have joined a growing list of countries recognising a Palestinian state over Israeli objections. The European Union is considering sanctions against Israel and there are growing moves for a sports and cultural boycott against Israel.After dozens of delegates poured out of the hall, a defiant Netanyahu told fellow world leaders Friday at the UN General Assembly that his nation “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza as his military continued its offensive in Gaza City.Trump has so far stood behind Israel. But the US leader has shown signs of impatience lately, particularly after Israel’s bombing of Qatar earlier this month in what appears to have been a failed attempt to kill Hamas’ leadership. In Monday’s White House meeting, Trump is expected to share a new proposal for ending the war.Forty-eight hostages are still held captive in Gaza, around 20 of them believed by Israel to be alive. Ceasefire talks have been stalled since Israel’s widely condemned strike in Doha, Qatar.Live EventsTrump’s 21-point ceasefire planTrump has floated a 21-point proposal for an immediate ceasefire.The proposal would include the release of all hostages within 48 hours and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian enclave, according to three Arab officials briefed on the plan. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing talks, said the proposal is not final and changes are highly likely.Trump discussed the proposal with Arab leaders in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.A Hamas official said the group was briefed on the plan but has yet to receive an official offer from Egyptian and Qatari mediators. Hamas has said it is ready to “study any proposals positively and responsibly.”Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now!
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