Domestic pressure mounts on Israel PM to end Gaza war

Benjamin Netanyahu might have expected better headlines on Wednesday from his high-profile talks with Donald Trump in Washington, as the US president pushes for an end to the Gaza war.

But instead of plaudits, the Israeli prime minister faced mounting pressure to quickly wrap up the conflict back home, after five soldiers were killed in an ambush this week in the embattled Palestinian territory.

Monday night’s losses came as Netanyahu was on an official visit to the United States to discuss a…