Israeli and Hamas negotiators are set to take a proposed ceasefire deal to their leaders for final approval within the next 24 hours — a truce that, if agreed, would put an end to over a year of war in the Gaza Strip.
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00:00A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas may be close to coming to fruition as negotiators
00:08meet on Tuesday seeking to finalize its details.
00:13Mediators reportedly gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of the agreement after a midnight
00:17breakthrough.
00:18If successful, it would lead to the biggest release of Israeli hostages since the early
00:23days of the war.
00:25Meanwhile, Israeli strikes on Gaza remain intense.
00:29Israel strikes hit areas throughout the Gaza Strip overnight and early on Tuesday, killing
00:34dozens.
00:35A growing number of Israeli soldiers have started to speak out against Israeli conduct
00:40in Gaza and are refusing to continue serving if a ceasefire is not secured.
00:45They say they saw or did things that crossed ethical lines.
00:50At the same time, around 1,000 Israelis demonstrated against a ceasefire deal in Jerusalem, shouting
00:56slogans against humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, prisoner exchanges or relinquishing
01:01conquered territory.
01:03They say the government should release the hostages only through victory over Hamas.