Protesters gather for weekly rally in Tel Aviv calling for deal to release Hamas hostages
International efforts continue to try to secure a ceasefire agreement to end more than 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas. Officials from the United States, Egypt and Qatar ended two days of talks in Doha optimistic that a deal could be reached.
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00:00Relatives of the Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza have rallied to demand
00:07the government reach a deal to secure their release.
00:10Carrying pictures of their family members on what's now called Hostages Square in Tel
00:14Aviv, they called for the Israeli government to finally reach an agreement to bring back
00:19the more than 100 captives.
00:22You know that President Biden is investing all his weight in this mission and give.
00:27You know that the entire West Bank is under siege and Israel must be part of it.
00:34Officials from the United States, Egypt and Qatar ended two days of talks in Doha on Friday
00:40with a message of hope that a deal could be reached.
00:43U.S. President Joe Biden said he was optimistic, adding we are closer than we've ever been
00:49and the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli negotiators had expressed
00:54cautious optimism.
00:56But Hamas said on Saturday that no progress had been made and mediators were selling illusions.