Germany echos Israelis, Palestinians calling for ceasefire

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Steffen Siebert, Germany's ambassador to Israel, urged Hamas to accept a deal at a demonstration calling for the release of hostages. With over a hundred Palestinians killed in Gaza this week, pressure is high on Israel and Hamas to seal a truce.

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00:00Still waiting for their loved ones to return home.

00:08These Israelis are demonstrating to remind the public of the 50 hostages yet to be released by Hamas terrorists.

00:17Among them, the German ambassador to Israel who's urging the militant group to accept the latest ceasefire proposal.

00:25This deal will achieve three goals.

00:33To bring all the hostages home, to put an end to their ordeal and allow them to return to the embrace of their families.

00:43To end the war in Gaza and prevent more young Israeli soldiers from falling in the ruins of Gaza.

00:50And to free hundreds of thousands of civilians in Gaza from the terrible reality they've been living in for 20 months.

01:02The current deal on the table would see a 60-day truce, the release of 28 hostages, expanded humanitarian aid,

01:14a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and U.S.-backed negotiations aimed at finding a long-term solution to the conflict.

01:22That ceasefire could bring urgently needed relief to Gazans, who continue to suffer daily under the Israeli campaign.

01:33Like here in Khan Yunis, where, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, scores of people have been killed in recent attacks.

01:42The Israeli military has not yet commented on the strikes, which left some families devastated.

01:48My sister and brother and everyone is gone.

01:52Oh God, reward me for my suffering and replace it with something better.

01:57My son and daughter and their children, my children, my children.

02:03They were all small children, no older than 12.

02:09They were 12, 10, 8, 5, 2 years old, my loved ones.

02:1513 people from one family.

02:20Hamas says it is discussing the ceasefire proposal and will make a decision soon.

02:26But for many, any agreement between Israel and Hamas will come simply too late.

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