Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is travelling Monday to Washington as Israel sends negotiators to Qatar amid ongoing talks toward a ceasefire with Hamas.

Hamas said it has responded to the latest ceasefire proposal positively but there are still gaps to be bridged.

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital officials said on Sunday. Israel's military said it has struck over 100 targets in the strip in the past day. The strikes came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to fly to Washington for talks at the White House aimed at what would be a temporary ceasefire if enacted.