Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied Saturday night in Tel Aviv to demand a ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas war, the release of hostages and the resignation of the nation's hardline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even as Israel continued to attack Gaza.
Residents and health officials said Israeli planes and tanks continued to pummel areas across the Gaza overnight, killing and wounding several people, Reuters reported.
Protesters in Tel Aviv, meanwhile, were demanding new elections, and accused Netanyahu of continuiing to press the bombardment of Gaza to keep himself in power.
"We hope the world hears us and knows that the people of Israel are not the government of Israel," protester Shulamit Ron told Euronews.
"We don't agree with the policy, we don't agree with the way they behave, and we want to have a different future," he added.
Hamas negotiators remained in Cairo Sunday in a bid to broker a peace deal in continuing talks. Egyptian state media reported "noticeable progress" in the talks that reportedly did not include Israeli negotiators.
One Palestinian official, close to the mediation effort, said the Hamas delegation had arrived in Cairo with a determination to reach a deal "but not at any price."
"A deal must end the war and get Israeli forces out of Gaza and Israel hasn't yet committed it was willing to do so," the official told Reuters, asking not to be named.
