Benjamin Netanyahu remains opposed to a ceasefire, with his government describing the proposal as a 'non-starter'.
Families of Israel i hostages have called on Israel and Hamas to agree to the latest ceasefire proposal outlined by US President Joe Biden . Hamas has expressed some positivity toward the proposal, while Israel i PM Benjamin Netanyahu says it is a "non-starter".
Following Mr Biden's speech, hostage families said time was running out with the onus on both sides to accept the deal. Benjamin Netanyahu has promised a "total victory" that would remove Hamas from power, dismantle its military structure and return the hostages, and on Saturday, the government said its conditions for ending the war had not changed.
Many hostage families blame the government's lack of will to secure a deal for the deaths of many of the hostages in captivity.Her mother was freed in the November ceasefire but her father Oded is still being held hostage. The third phase calls for the start of a major reconstruction of Gaza, which faces decades of rebuilding from devastation caused by the war.Mr Biden acknowledged that keeping the Israeli proposal on track would be difficult, saying there were a number of "details to negotiate" to move from the first phase to the second.
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