Netanyahu flies to meet Trump amid carnage

ISRAELI forces killed at least 100 Palestinians in 24 hours even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew into Washington to discuss a Gaza ceasefire.

- BY CHRIS HUGHES

His warplanes were also pounding Yemeni Houthi targets overnight after warning residents to flee for their lives.

US President Donald Trump has hinted that a ceasefire supposedly lasting 60 days in exchange for half of the hostages could happen this week.

At least 82 Gazans were killed on Sunday and Monday. The death toll shot up by over 100 as Israeli troops drove on with their assaults.

Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas were also thought to be taking place in Qatar yesterday possibly hammering out plans to release more Palestinian prisoners.

Israel's military launched airstrikes early yesterday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen's Houthi rebels The rebels responded with missiles targeting Israel.

The attacks came after an assault on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea on Sunday, which caught fire and took on water, forcing its crew to abandon it.