Israelis rally to protest govt failure to secure ceasefire deal

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00:00Some holding placards reading seal the deal and help get them out of this hell, thousands

00:05of Israelis once again took to the streets of Tel Aviv as well as other Israeli cities.

00:13Their calls for a ceasefire deal that would free the remaining hostages in Gaza are growing

00:17ever louder in the wake of the killing of six held by Hamas.

00:22Among the crowd were the relatives of some of the remaining captives.

00:27More and more people are coming out of there and to stand next to us, to shout for a deal

00:36now, for ceasefire now, stop the war, enough.

00:40We are demanding from the person who is in the head of our state, Benjamin Netanyahu,

00:46which we call him, whom we call now Mr. Abandonment, not to abandon, not to betray his people.

00:54During Saturday's rally, some Hamas captivity survivors spoke to the crowds.

01:00I am here in Israel because I decided to stay. You made this place a loving home for me.

01:06Now I need you, I need our leaders, I need the world to prove that you love them too.

01:13We cannot sacrifice life, we cannot sacrifice them. Life is sacred.

01:19Dozens have been arrested during protests over the past week.

01:24As the war in Gaza enters its 12th month, 97 hostages are still being held in the enclave

01:30by Hamas, including 33 the Israeli army says are dead.

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