Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv Tuesday for a new protest organized by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
The event was led by the younger members of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum who are calling for a deal to bring all of the hostages home, the organization said.
People hold placards as they protest against the government and to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 3, 2024.
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Demonstrators light flares and wave national flags during an anti-government protest in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, Sept. 3, 2024.
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43 killed in Israeli operation in Gaza
Forty-three people have been killed from ongoing operations in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.
Israeli forces said its soldiers "struck a compound where Hamas terrorists were operating" and killed eight Hamas members. The strike was near the Al-Ahli hospital compound but wasn’t within the hospital premises, the IDF said.
"Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence," the IDF said in a statement.
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Kirby hedges on 'final proposal' reports, says Biden is personally still working on deal
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby hedged on reports that the U.S. is putting forward a "final proposal" when it comes to hostage negotiations, saying the administration -- including President Joe Biden – is still working to get a deal.
A demonstrator holds a poster as people rally to protest against the government and to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel Sept. 2, 2024.
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Kirby refused to give any details about the current proposal, or how it might differ from previous offers put forward, but he stressed that the deal is "actively" being worked on with Qatar and Egypt.
"The president himself is personally involved in working with our team and working with leaders around the world to secure this deal,” Kirby said, adding that this weekend’s recovery of six slain hostages "underscores the sense of urgency that we have."
A man looks at a billboard showing pictures of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in Jerusalem, Sept. 3, 2024.
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Asked about the United Kingdom’s new restrictions on some arms exports to Israel, Kirby said he would not "comment one way or another on the decisions that our British counterparts made."
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament on Monday about 30 of its 350 export licenses were suspended because "there does exist a clear risk that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law."
"I can just tell you that, No. 1: We're going to continue to do we have to do to support Israel's defensive capabilities," Kirby said. “No. 2: We have, as I've said many times, reviewed individual reports as best we can, and talking to the Israelis about individual reports about compliance with international humanitarian law. And as we speak, there's been no determination by the United States that they have violated international humanitarian [law].”
-ABC News’ Molly Nagle
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Al-Shifa Hospital reopens 2 departments
Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest and most comprehensive hospital in the Gaza Strip, reopened two of its departments on Sunday after facing shelling, raids and two sieges in the ongoing war, Al-Shifa Medical Complex Director Dr. Marwan Abu Saada told ABC News.
A Palestinian medical worker checks a device at Shifa hospital following the repair and reopening of its emergency department, which was damaged in an Israeli offensive, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, Sept. 1, 2024.
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The reopened departments are the Emergency and Accidents Department -- which has 70 beds, two operating rooms, one intensive care unit room and one X-ray room -- and the Kidney Dialysis Department, which has about 22 kidney dialysis machines and serves 36 patients with kidney failure, Abu Saada said.
The hospital had capacity for 800 beds before the war, Abu Saada said.
"As for the medical staff, there is a large deficit in medical personnel, but at least we want to work and serve the community," he said.
Palestinians walk at Shifa hospital following the repair and reopening of its emergency department, which was damaged in an Israeli offensive, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, Sept. 1, 2024.
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The maternity building will undergo a six-month restoration to become a general surgery building, he added.