President Trump raised expectations last week when he told reporters in the Oval Office that there could be a ceasefire agreement within the next week.

A British Israeli soldier has been killed while fighting in northern Gaza, according to reports in Israel. He was named locally as 20-year-old Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld from the city of Ra’anana.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 34 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff say, as Palestinians face a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ceasefire prospects inch closer.