DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 members of a family sheltering in a tent, hospital officials said Wednesday. The strikes came as U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for a ceasefire that might end the war and free dozens of Israeli hostages.

Trump met Netanyahu on Tuesday for the second time in two days to discuss the situation in Gaza, with the president's Middle East envoy indicating that Israel and Hamas were nearing an agreement on a ceasefire deal after nearly two years of war.

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.

The Israeli leader said in the letter that he was nominating him for his role in the 2020 Abraham Accords, which established normalized diplomatic relationships between Israel and the nations of Morocco,

U.S. President Donal Trump is making waves again but this time, as Noble Peace Prize nominee. In a letter to the Noble Peace Committee, Israel Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said Trump, who is currently involved in a peace negotiation between Israel and Hamas had "demonstrated steadfast and exceptional dedication to promoting peace,