Israeli protesters marched on the U.S. consulate in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night (February 4) as their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with United States President Donald Trump to discuss the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
Netanyahu to meet Trump as Israel, Hamas eye Gaza truce talks
Netanyahu and Trump's meeting coincides with the start of mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas on the crucial second stage of the ceasefire deal and hostage release.
Netanyahu to begin talks on 2nd phase of Gaza truce
Israel and Hamas last month reached a complex ceasefire agreement, to be implemented in three phases, that has halted the fighting in Gaza. Hamas has so far released 18 hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians who are held in Israeli prisons and detentions.
Mediators announce Gaza truce, but Israel says some points 'unresolved'
There are more than 70 hostages still held in Gaza.
Israel is preparing to send a high-level delegation to the Qatari capital Doha to discuss continued implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Netanyahu's office said on Tuesday.
Under the terms of the original deal that sealed a 42-day truce and the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners, talks on a second phase, paving the way to a possible end to the war, are due to begin on Tuesday.
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