Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure after Biden's Gaza proposal

US confident of Israel agreeing to ceasefire plan amid threats from Netanyahu's own ministers

The United States government says that they had "every expectation" from Israel that it will accept a ceasefire proposal which will begin with a six-week halt of hostilities in Gaza if Hamas agrees to the deal, said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. US spokesperson Kirby made the remarks at a time when two far-right Israeli ministers threatened to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government.

Netanyahu, share your Gaza plan with Israel before addressing Congress

If the prime minister doesn’t present his day-after plan before boarding that flight to Washington – in Hebrew, to Israelis – he will have insulted an entire country.

Live blog: Blinken calls Israeli officials to discuss Gaza ceasefire deal

Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 241st day, has killed at least 36,439 Palestinians — 71 percent of them women, children and infants — and wounded 82,627, officials say.

Blinken to Israeli ministers: The onus is on Hamas to accept the deal

Secretary of State speaks to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz in the wake of the three-phase plan presented by President Biden.