Reuters: Massive protests erupted in Israel against the killing of six hostages in Gaza. The victims' families along with the common people demanded a ceasefire from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded the safe release of the hostages.

On the other hand, 24 Palestinians were killed in Israeli army action during 48 hours in Gaza. At the same time, thousands of people joined the funeral procession on the streets of Jerusalem to bid final farewell to American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin who was killed in Gaza.

Seven lakh people demonstrated

People in Israel are outraged by the killing of hostages by Hamas fighters in Gaza. Many labor organizations had called for a strike on Monday to protest the Israeli government's failure to secure the release of the hostages. According to Xinhua agency, about seven lakh people participated in the demonstrations across the country. About five and a half lakh people participated in the rally in Tel Aviv.

 Its impact was also seen at international airports. Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets on Sunday evening itself. The victim families and others were blaming Netanyahu for the death of the hostages. According to AP news agency, some people are also in support of PM Netanyahu. They believe that the army should put more pressure on Hamas so that they are forced to release the hostages.

About 100 Israelis held by Hamas

 On Monday, a labor court accepted the government's petition and ordered the strike to end by 2:30 pm local time. After this, the largest labor union Histadrut asked its members to return to work. There are still about a hundred Israeli hostages in the custody of Hamas. According to another news, Palestinian officials said on Monday that seven Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City. Similarly, six people were killed in Bureji and Nusrat, while eight people were killed in refugee areas.

At the same time, Yemen launched missile and drone attacks on a Panama-flagged oil tanker and merchant ship in the Red Sea. No one was reported injured.

Hamas threatens Israel

Hamas' armed wing said on Monday that the hostages would be sent back to Israel "in coffins" if military pressure continued, warning that militants guarding the hostages had been given "new instructions" if Israeli troops arrived.

Ceasefire is not happening because of Netanyahu: Biden

US President Joe Biden said on Monday that a ceasefire agreement is not being reached because of Netanyahu. In a press conference held at the White House, Biden said, Netanyahu is not making enough efforts to reach an agreement with Hamas for the release of hostages in Gaza.

He also said that the US is close to presenting a final proposal to the negotiators working on the release of hostages and a ceasefire agreement. According to the White House, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris also met with the team trying to release the American hostages on Monday. In the meeting, Biden and Harris were briefed on the Gaza ceasefire proposal of the US, Qatar and Egypt.

Britain suspends 30 arms export licenses given to Israel

Britain's Foreign Minister David Lammy said in the House of Commons on Monday that Britain has immediately suspended 30 of its 350 arms export licenses with Israel. This decision has been taken because there is a danger that these can be used to violate international humanitarian law. Lammy said that the decision to suspend the licenses will only apply to those weapons that can be used in the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Palestinian region of Gaza. On the other hand, Israel's Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz has expressed disappointment over this decision.

Netanyahu wants to continue Israel's presence in the Gaza corridor

Benjamin Netanyahu said that he would continue to insist on maintaining Israel's presence on Gaza's border with Egypt as part of any ceasefire agreement. He said that if Israel agrees to withdraw even temporarily, the international community will never let it return. It is worth noting that Hamas is demanding complete withdrawal of Israel from Gaza.