By Jonathan Landay and Aram Roston (Reuters) -A controversial U.S.-backed aid group proposed building camps called “Humanitarian Transit Areas” inside - and possibly outside - Gaza to house the Palestinian population,

Israeli air and ground attacks have killed at least 24 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera. Hospitals across the enclave continue to report growing casualties amid ongoing strikes.

Hospital officials in Gaza say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 38 Palestinians, while Israel has sent a ceasefire negotiating team to Qatar ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House visit.