Diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas are increasing.
A Hamas delegation is in Cairo to meet mediators from Egypt and Qatar. CIA director, William Burns, is also there. The Israelis have yet to send their delegation and it's not clear when that will happen. Sticking points remain, as Hamas demands Israel ends the war in Gaza permanently. That's something Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is refusing to do.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure, with thousands gathering in Tel Aviv to attend what’s become a weekly protest against the government’s handling of the war.

The protesters are calling for Netanyahu to sign a deal with Hamas and return the Israeli captives held in Gaza.

“Bibi, we call you to reach a ceasefire deal which secures the release of all hostages,” Danny Elgar, the brother of Israeli captive Yitzhak Elgar, said at the protest.

“You are taking more time so you and [National Security Minister] Ben Gvir can stay in power. You are taking more time so you will stay in power. You don’t care about the 133 or 132 hostages. An operation in Rafah will cause the death of the hostages. You don’t have mandate to kill 132 citizens of Israel.”

Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker is in the occupied East Jerusalem for the latest.

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