US envoys meet Netanyahu after Gaza violence | International

JERUSALEM, Oct 20, 2025 (AFP) - Two of the United States' top envoys to theMiddle East met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday afterweekend violence threatened to wreck a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza. The sit-down came as Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing intoGaza for aid shipments, a security official and a humanitarian source said,after the entry point was closed briefly on Sunday following the killing oftwo Israeli soldiers. In response, Israel carried out dozens of strikes targeting Hamas across Gaza-- using 153 tonnes of bombs, according to Netanyahu -- and accused themilitant group of "a blatant violation" of the truce, an accusation itdenied. Both sides insisted that they remained committed to the ceasefire and USPresident Donald...