Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked US President-elect Donald Trump after the latter called for the hostages held in Gaza to be released by Hamas the day he takes charge as the President.
During the meeting, they also discussed efforts to release hostages and detainees, as well as the delivery of relief aid into the Gaza Strip, the statement added.
A new United Nations Special Committee report described Israel's conduct in Gaza as "consistent with the characteristics of genocide," including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon
The centre was targeted while parents were bringing their children for polio vaccinations.
She said that CIA Director Bill Burns was also scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Thursday for discussions with Egyptian officials regarding bilateral relations and efforts to secure the release of Israeli hostages from Hamas.
Such loss of civilian lives and the larger humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to be a cause for extreme concern,'' the Ministry of External Affairs said.
The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 29,954 as the Israeli military killed 76 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said.
The recent truce proposal between Hamas and Israel emerges as a glimmer of hope amid the persistent shadows of discord.
A senior aid official of a UN body has warned that a quarter of the population of the war-trodden Gaza is one step away from an imminent famine.
US President Joe Biden has said that he expects a ceasefire to take effect in Gaza by next Monday (March 4) on the conclusion of negotiations to free Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.
