TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will “allow” Palestinians to leave during an upcoming military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.

The two world leaders discussed Israel's plans to take over the remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza with the goal of ending the war by freeing the remaining hostages and defeating Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump on Sunday,

Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about Israel's new Gaza offensive plans, the Israeli prime minister's office said on Sunday. "The two discussed Israel's plans to take control of the remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza to bring an end to the war by securing the release of the hostages and defeating Hamas,