An initial IDF probe found that infantry soldiers on foot were hit by a roadside bomb in Beit Hanoun and came under fire while evacuating the wounded, the report added. The Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed the attack, describing it as a "well-planned ambush," in an Arabic statement.

During their meeting, Netanyahu gave Trump a letter that the Israeli prime minister said he had used to nominate the U.S. president for the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump, appearing pleased by the gesture,

Five Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday, while health officials said 18 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes. The attacks came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House in talks with President Donald Trump about a potential ceasefire deal.