00:00Protests organized by the families of the remaining hostages are planned across Israel
00:05on Saturday, marking 700 days since Hamas' attack on October 7.
00:11Demonstrations marking the attack, which killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages into the
00:17Gaza Strip, are set to take place in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
00:23At least 48 are still believed to be held in the Strip, with 20 understood to still
00:28be alive.
00:31The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which campaigns for the release of hostages, called
00:35for Israel and Hamas to sit down at the negotiating table.
00:40It has campaigned against Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take over Gaza City, where
00:46Israel says Hamas have created a vast tunnel network.
00:50Netanyahu has called up at least 60,000 reservists to support the plan, which has sparked criticism
00:56both home and abroad.
00:58Meanwhile, ceasefire efforts between Hamas and Israel have stalled, with both sides sticking
01:03to conflicting demands.
01:08Talks on a temporary ceasefire, which would have seen at least some hostages returned,
01:12broke down when US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff walked away from the deal blaming Hamas.
01:18Israel has stuck to its plan to take over Gaza City until all hostages are returned and Hamas
01:22now surrenders.
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