The Israeli media report that groups of demonstrators have also gathered in front of the houses of various ministers across the country. “There is an offer on the table. We ask that our leaders sit at the negotiation table and do not get up until an agreement is reached, “said Hagit Chen, whose son was kidnapped by Hamas militants in October 2023, according to a declaration released by the forum.
According to the Ministry of Health of Gaza, controlled by Hamas, 75 people killed in Israeli raids since dawn today.
The government will hold a meeting of the Security Cabinet tonight: the agenda has not been officially known, but according to local media it could concern the resumption of negotiations for an agreement of ceased the fire and the release of the hostages. At the beginning of August, the cabinet approved a plan for the military conquest of Gaza City, unleashing new fears for the safety of the hostages and a new wave of protests that in recent weeks has seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets throughout the country.
Last week, Prime Minister Netanyahu had ordered the immediate start of talks aimed at guaranteeing the release of all the prisoners who remained in Gaza, at the same time doubling the plans for a new offensive aimed at conquering the largest city in the strip. A few days earlier Hamas had declared that he had accepted a new proposal for ceased the fire presented by the mediators, which provided for the extended release of the hostages in an initial period of 60 days in exchange for the Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.