Israel continues to strike Gaza as thousands of protesters call for release of hostages

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00:00Tanks and troops deploy along Israel's border with Lebanon.

00:04Whilst overhead, rockets fired by Hezbollah are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome system.

00:13Roughly 60,000 Israelis evacuated from their homes in the north almost one year ago still

00:19don't know when they'll go back.

00:21The Israeli government says their safe return is a main priority.

00:25There are challenging days ahead.

00:28We have more tasks to complete.

00:30First of all to return our abductees who were brutally held by Hamas in Gaza, and to return

00:36the residents in the north and south to their homes in safety.

00:42But while the focus shifts to the north, the families of hostages still held by Hamas in

00:47the Gaza Strip say the plight of their loved ones has been forgotten.

00:54On Saturday night in Tel Aviv, protesters packed the streets, urging the government

00:58to double its efforts to free Israeli captives.

01:02The fact that these are more tense days and that there's other activities in Lebanon doesn't

01:07change the fact that these hostages are still there and we need to do everything to bring

01:12them back safely.

01:13The north is a different problem.

01:16We should attack Hezbollah.

01:20It's an OK move but first we have to reach a deal to get all our hostages back home now

01:28alive.

01:29There were less protesters than usual because Israel has limited the size of public gatherings

01:35for 1,000 people in response to the threat of rocket attacks from Hezbollah.

01:40Israelis already on edge are once again learning to live with the daily sound of air raid sirens.

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