Israeli hostage families and demonstrators hold day of protests | BBC News

Families of hostages held by Hamas have been protesting across Israel, a day after double Israeli strikes hit a hospital in Gaza. The marches, rallies and demonstrations aim to pressure the government into securing a deal with Hamas to release all of the hostages. The protests come amid international condemnation of the Israeli attack on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, which killed at least 20 people. About 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken to Gaza as hostages in Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack; there are 50 hostages remaining inside Gaza, of whom 20 are believed to be alive. Israel responded with a massive military offensive, which has since killed 62,819 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.