US President Donald Trump said he wants a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and will release his plan within months.
Speaking at meeting with his Israel counterpart, Mr Trump also reaffirmed his support for Israel and said he believes Palestinians want to come back to the negotiating table.
The Israelis would have to "do something that is good" for the Palestinians, Mr Trump said, without giving details.
The Trump administration's long-promised detailed proposal for future peace talks has still not been released, despite several hinted-at announcement dates. Palestinian officials have publicly said they will not negotiate with the US president after he ordered the American embassy to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem last December, upending decades of official policy.
"It is a dream of mine to get that done prior to the end of my first term...We are with you, with are with Israel 100 per cent," Mr Trump said at the meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Mr Netanyahu responded in kind, "no one has backed Israel like you do and we appreciate it."
The leaders also discussed trade and military defence at the meeting.
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The five stages of early child’s play
From Dubai-based clinical psychologist Daniella Salazar:
1. Solitary Play: This is where Infants and toddlers start to play on their own without seeming to notice the people around them. This is the beginning of play.
2. Onlooker play: This occurs where the toddler enjoys watching other people play. There doesn’t necessarily need to be any effort to begin play. They are learning how to imitate behaviours from others. This type of play may also appear in children who are more shy and introverted.
3. Parallel Play: This generally starts when children begin playing side-by-side without any interaction. Even though they aren’t physically interacting they are paying attention to each other. This is the beginning of the desire to be with other children.
4. Associative Play: At around age four or five, children become more interested in each other than in toys and begin to interact more. In this stage children start asking questions and talking about the different activities they are engaging in. They realise they have similar goals in play such as building a tower or playing with cars.
5. Social Play: In this stage children are starting to socialise more. They begin to share ideas and follow certain rules in a game. They slowly learn the definition of teamwork. They get to engage in basic social skills and interests begin to lead social interactions.
