Hundreds of Israeli protesters are urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make good on his promise to bring home hostages held in Gaza. The country's fragile ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas is on the line after Hamas announced it was halting the release of remaining captives over alleged Israeli violations of the agreement.
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00:00Hundreds take to the streets of Tel Aviv, urging the Israeli government to make good
00:10on its promise to bring hostages held in Gaza back home.
00:14It comes after Palestinian militant group Hamas said it was halting the release of remaining
00:20Israeli captives, saying Israel is violating a ceasefire agreement, a long-awaited result
00:27after 15 months of war.
00:29You see the situation, they're dying there, and their blood is on this government's hands.
00:36I'm not expecting anything from Hamas.
00:39I mean, it's not like I care how much and how they behave and how they react.
00:45I'm here because my government is failing to fulfill their duty.
00:50Returning from an official visit to Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
00:55address to his parliament was interrupted several times, as opposition lawmakers grew
01:01angry, saying the leader was letting hostages die in Gaza.
01:06Meanwhile, Netanyahu detailed his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Trump
01:18presented a quote, new revolutionary idea for Gaza.
01:23Trump has proven to be a wild card in Israel and Hamas' already fragile ceasefire deal.
01:29He's proposed a U.S. takeover of Gaza and displacement of its residents, a plan criticized
01:36by much of the international community.
01:39Trump has advised Israel to call off the ceasefire if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages
01:45as planned.
01:46I'm speaking for myself.
01:48People can override it.
01:50But from myself, Saturday at 12 o'clock, and if they're not, if they're not here, all hell
01:56is going to break out.
02:00As the risk of resumed conflict in Gaza looms, fears are also mounting over Trump's vision
02:08for the enclave.
02:09The U.S. president has contradicted his own aides by saying Palestinians that live in
02:14Gaza would not have the right to return under his plans.
02:19The obvious solution here would be a Palestinian state living side by side with an Israeli
02:24state.
02:25But the far right has always had a fourth option in mind, get rid of the Palestinians.
02:30And suddenly that's what Trump is endorsing.
02:32That's what Trump is legitimizing, even though this would be a blatant war crime.
02:37The stakes and emotions remain high as the ceasefire in Gaza hangs in the balance.
02:43But on top of the threat of war restarting, an uncertain future for the land and the people
02:50who call it home.
02:51Klein Wong and Joyce Sin for Taiwan Plus.