The expected move against Francesca Albanese comes amid a Washington visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

It comes after Mohammad-Javad Larijani, an aide close to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said the U.S. President "can no longer sunbathe in Mar-a-Lago."

The Trump administration has announced it’s issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza.

"Few leaders have achieved such tangible breakthroughs to peace in such a short time," Netanyahu wrote of Trump, who was nominated for the prize during his first term

An initial IDF probe found that infantry soldiers on foot were hit by a roadside bomb in Beit Hanoun and came under fire while evacuating the wounded, the report added. The Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed the attack, describing it as a "well-planned ambush," in an Arabic statement.

By Andrea Shalal, Alexander Cornwell and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday,

Israel’s defense minister said he told the military to advance plans for what he called a “humanitarian city” built on the ruins of Rafah in southern Gaza, according to reports in Israeli media.

Israel has firmly rejected Hamas' proposed changes to the Qatari-mediated ceasefire deal, calling them "unacceptable." Despite this, Prime Minister Netanyahu has directed Israel’s negotiating team to proceed to Qatar on Sunday for proximity talks,