We're expecting a formal Israeli
response within days possibly to this
proposal which Egypt actually had a key
role in brokering and that's important
because they're a big player in this
region and also because the previous
round of talks uh broke down with with
no outcome but the Qataris as you said
who were also involved in these talks
pretty optimistic because as as you made
that point that it's a similar deal to
the one that Israel previously agreed to
that was put together by the US special
envoy boy Steve Witkoff. Conflicting
signals though here in Israel tonight
about it all. Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu's office briefing anonymously.
We think that uh that um that these uh
50 of the hostages must be released all
at once. They're not particularly
interested in a in a partial deal. But
at the same time, you've had Israeli
officials saying uh that they're still
studying uh these proposals and there's
still discussions going on about them.
that any reprieve cannot come soon
enough for the people of Gaza. Several
more people reportedly killed trying to
get food aid tonight. And today the UN
said that the the risk of starvation
there may be a direct result of the
Israeli government policy of blocking
humanitarian aid which Israel of course
denies.
This is how these families survived in
central Gaza today.
It is no way to sustain a starving
population.
And for a fleeting moment, hope that
another way might be possible should
Israel join Hamas in agreeing a pause in
the fighting to get aid in and some of
the remaining hostages out.
>> In Kunis, eight people were killed
overnight. The number of dead now
passing 62,000
according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Aad says he's been bererieved and
displaced. God willing, he says, Israel
will give a positive response and it
will be today.
Omar says even a ceasefire won't end the
war because Israel has other goals. The
complete destruction of Gaza.
These Israeli tanks are preparing to
take control of Gaza City, an offensive
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is
pursuing despite growing international
and domestic condemnation.
So, could it be halted by a ceasefire
plan that is, after all, on terms he
very recently appeared to support? The
proposed deal accepted by Hamas would
reportedly see the release of 10 of the
20 remaining living hostages, the return
of more Palestinian prisoners by Israel,
a 60-day ceasefire, and talks for a full
end to the conflict. Now, this is all
remarkably close to what Benjamin
Netanyahu himself put forward just last
month. We have a 60-day ceasefire. Get
the first batch out and then use the 60
days to try to negotiate an end to this.
>> But this month, Netanyahu's ceasefire
conditions have changed dramatically.
Instead of a partial release of the
remaining hostages, he's been insisting
on the full release of all the remaining
hostages all at once.
>> Regarding our terms, the release of all
the hostages, both alive and dead.
Definitely, we're at that stage and
we're not going back.
Crucially, that position appears not
just to have Donald Trump's endorsement,
but appeases the far-right parties
propping up Netanyahu's coalition
government. Hardright security minister
Ben Gavir says the prime minister has no
mandate for a partial deal. But on
Netanyahu's other flank,
one of the biggest protests since
October 7th took place on Sunday,
opposing plans for more Israeli force in
Gaza and demanding the hostages were
immediately brought home.
>> I want to
say to my guy, my son, how deeply I'm
sorry.
>> Michelle's son, Guy, died in Hamas
captivity and his body is still being
held there. It looks like there is a
deal on the table now that Benjamin
Netanyahu could accept today if he
wanted to, albeit it's a partial hostage
release. Should he accept that deal?
>> He must. We must do to accept it. I want
to see the last hostages back home.
>> You had hundreds of thousands of people
on the streets here over the weekend.
How many more people do you think have
to take to the streets to get the prime
minister to change his position? at
least 1 million people to to to to shout
our shouting to to say enough is enough
for us. You know, enough is enough for
us. And I want to be able to pray and to
bury my son. I need this is the only
thing the last thing that I ask. Enough
is enough for me. I don't want to be
suffered anymore.
Protests planned for this Sunday in Tel
Aviv had just been cancelled though.
While Benjamin Netanyahu ponders his
response to the ceasefire plan,
organizers said it was his last chance.