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Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, is the first to announce it's training thousands of soldiers for potential deployment to Gaza.
is trying to stand up an international stabilization force in Gaza, but it's still unclear what the force's mandate would be.
President Trump's Board of Peace is meeting next week in Washington to raise funds for Gaza reconstruction.
Israel says it opposes reconstruction until Hamas is disarmed.
Meanwhile, attacks continue in Gaza.
Health officials there say several Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire.
The Israeli military says it struck Hamas militants after armed Palestinians emerged from a tunnel and shot at soldiers.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The new measures would allow the Israeli government and settlers to more easily purchase real estate in the West Bank.
A cabinet minister who announced the decision said this would ensure land reserves for future Jewish settlement.
The new measures would also grant Israeli authorities power to carry out demolitions in Palestinian cities administered by the Palestinian Authority.
And Israel would have more control over two ancient religious sites.
Jordan and Egypt condemned the move and warned against Israeli annexation of territory where Palestinians want a sovereign state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Trump on Wednesday at the White House to discuss Iran negotiations.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu says he'll meet Trump on Wednesday.
That's a week earlier than when Netanyahu had initially planned to travel to Washington.
The US and Iran held their first round of negotiations Friday since the US attacked Iran's nuclear sites last June.
Iran's foreign minister says its nuclear program can be negotiated, but that its missile program is for defense purposes and is not up for negotiation.