The bloodshed came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the White House for talks with President Trump about a ceasefire plan to pause the Gaza fighting.

Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, the chief spokesman of the military, identified the five soldiers who were killed and said they were carrying out an attack on a Hamas brigade in the northern town of Beit Hanoun intended to take out the armed group’s positions above and below ground.

At least 60 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health workers said Saturday, as Palestinians face a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ceasefire prospects inch closer. The