Journalists have been demonstrating at a protest in Brussels, Belgium, to honour the memory of colleagues killed whilst reporting in Gaza.

The protest, organised by the International Federation of Journalists, follows the death of five members of the press from Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital on Monday.

The incident, which Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu called a "tragic mishap", has been met by global condemnation. Israel says its military is conducting a "thorough investigation".

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David Cornock
Political reporter

Turning back now to yesterday's strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, which killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.

Downing Street has condemned Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza as “horrific” and “completely indefensible”.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's official spokesperson says journalists should always be protected and the strikes illustrated the need for a ceasefire.

At least 20 people were reportedly killed in the strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis.

The Israeli government has issued a statement saying Israel "deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred" and said the military was conducting a "thorough investigation".

A deal between Israel and Hamas is "on the table", says a spokesperson for the Qatari foreign ministry, but "whether [Israel] wants to give an answer... that's up to them".

Speaking during a weekly media briefing, Dr Majed al-Ansari says talk about moving the location of discussions from Doha is merely "tactical manoeuvring of trying to delay the agreement" by Israel.

"I don't think the international community is stupid, we understand what these manoeuvres mean," he says, adding "the main thing right now is that the Israelis have to come back with an answer to what's on the table".

"Which again is something that they've agreed to in the past, and now they have negated", Ansari says.

As we've just been reporting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office previously said he would only accept a deal if all hostages were released at once, and an Israeli official told the BBC last week that it is not interested in "partial deals".

Crowds of protesters are gathering in Israel to demand the government reach a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

The Palestinian armed group accepted a ceasefire proposal last week, but Israel has not officially responded to it so far.

The latest proposal was put forward by Egyptian and Qatari mediators and is believed to be based on a framework suggested by US special envoy Steve Witkoff in June.

It would see Hamas free around half of the remaining hostages in two rounds during an initial 60-day truce. There would also be negotiations on a permanent ceasefire.

Netanyahu's office previously said he would only accept a deal if all the hostages were released at once, and an Israeli official told the BBC last week that it is not interested in "partial deals".

The Israeli prime minister is due to meet his security cabinet later today, but the proposal is not expected to be on the agenda, according to reports in Israeli media.

It is unclear where this leaves the current proposal, and what this means for the overall likelihood of a ceasefire in the near future.

Gil Dickmann tells the BBC he's joining today's protests to say "enough is enough".

His cousin, Carmel Gat, was in captivity for 11 months after being taken hostage during the 7 October attacks.

In September last year, the IDF announced its forces had recovered the bodies of six hostages - including Carmel's. The military said they had been killed by Hamas shortly before Israeli forces could reach them.

"Exactly a year ago, Carmel was held in Rafah and we were saying again and again don't go into Rafah because you are going to create enormous disruption and risk the lives of the hostages," he tells BBC News.

"Netanyahu decided to do it anyway and Carmel was murdered," he says.

Ahead of Israel's planned offensive in Gaza City, Dickmann says "we're worried the same thing is going to happen again... the IDF is going to get into Gaza City, the hostages there will be executed by their captors and then we will lose them forever".

He's calling for a ceasefire deal to secure the release of the hostages: "But Netanyahu doesn’t seem to want this. And so we’re out in the streets to tell the world: this isn’t Israel’s war, this is Netanyahu’s war."

"Today is a day of resistance" says one protester, as demonstrations organised by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum take place across Israel.

Watch as they explain why they've taken to the streets.

Barbara George
BBC Newsbeat

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"It's a daily routine for us to be in some sort of conflict," 27-year-old Adi Israeli, who is protesting in Tel Aviv today, says.

"I was born here... right into the second intifada," she says, speaking to Newsbeat over the phone.

That was a major uprising by some Palestinians against Israel starting in 2000, leading to a period of heightened tension between the two.

Adi tells the BBC that she believes the "majority" of people in Israel want peace - adding that she thinks a ceasefire will be the start to that.

"Only after [that will the] hostages be brought home and this current war will come to an end."

Of the protests today, Adi refers to feelings of "rage", "frustration" and "loss to all of us".

She thinks most people at the protests are against the way the Israeli government is handling the war in Gaza and explains that she's protesting because "we don't leave people behind".

• A survey by the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, external has found trust in the government among Israelis has fallen to 23%, after temporarily rising during the attacks on Iran in June

Yolande Knell
Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem

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Thousands of activists have joined hostage families for what they’re calling “a day of disruption” - burning tyres and blocking main roads ahead of another planned mass rally in Tel Aviv to demand the return of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.

With Israel’s security cabinet due to meet, the mother of one hostage accused the government of waging war in Gaza “without a clear goal”, while the father of another said there’d been “another deliberate torpedo operation of an agreement” to bring back those held captive.

Israel hasn’t accepted the latest proposal for a 60-day truce from regional mediators – saying it will now only agree to a comprehensive deal to bring back all the hostages and end the war on its terms.

In Gaza, more Palestinians have been leaving neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City after another night of intense Israeli shelling.

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Protesters are gathering at rallies and demonstrations across Israel today, calling for an end to Israel's military campaign in Gaza and the return of the remaining hostages being held by Hamas.

If you're just joining us, here is a round-up of the key developments:

National protest: Demonstrations started at 06:29 local time (04:29 BST), with protesters partially blocking some motorways and main roads with burning tyres. They also waved yellow banners and unfurled Israeli flags outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. Local police insist "all roads across the country are open".

Trump plea: Protesters want US President Donald Trump to help secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal. It comes after Trump said “in the next two to three weeks you’re going to have a pretty conclusive ending” to the conflict.

Germany rules out Palestinian state support: Meanwhile German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his country would not join an initiative of Canada, the UK and France to recognise a Palestinian state at September's upcoming UN General Assembly meeting. "We don't see the requirements met," Merz said.

Latest death toll: The Hamas-run health ministry says a further 75 people have died in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours - raising the total death toll since October 2023 to 62,819. The ministry says this includes three adults said to have died as a result of malnutrition and starvation.

Gaza famine: This all follows a recent UN-backed report - published over the weekend - which confirmed that there is famine in Gaza City. Antonio Guterres described it as a "failure of humanity"; while Israel has dismissed the findings as an "outright lie".

Gaining ground in Gaza: In the last few days, residents in Gaza City have spoken of uninterrupted explosions in northern and eastern parts of the city, as Israel steps up plans to seize the Strip's largest urban area - which is home to more than a million Palestinians.

• You can read more here on what we know about Israel's plan to take over Gaza City

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Dr Ahmad al-Farra, who was working at Nasser Hospital on Monday when it was hit, has paid tribute to two of the people who were killed in the strikes.

One of those killed was freelance photographer Moaz Abu Taha. Dr Farra tells the BBC's Newsday that Taha was "one of the most cooperative and decent human beings".

He says Taha had been trying to help his colleague who had been hit in the first strike - before being killed himself in the second strike.

Dr Farra also pays tribute to one of his colleagues who he says was killed, Dr Mohammed, who Farra calls "one of the most brilliant doctors we have".

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Israel's strikes on Nasser hospital yesterday continue to receive criticism.

Those strikes killed at least 20 people, including five journalists. Here’s a reminder of what happened:

• How did the attack unfold? The first attack hit around 10:00 local time, medical staff say, with another blast hitting the same spot around 10 minutes later - after medics and journalists had arrived on the scene. Read more about the timeline here

• Why did Israel strike twice? It appears to have been a "double tap" attack - a controversial military tactic designed to maximise casualties, which has killed many journalists in Gaza

• Who were the victims? The identities of the slain journalists have been confirmed, but we know little about the identities of the other fatalities. Here’s more about the journalists who were killed.

• How has the world reacted? French President Emmanuel Macron said the strikes were "intolerable", while UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he was "horrified". Media freedom groups have also issued damning condemnations of the attacks

• What has Israel said about the attack? After the widespread outcry, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement on Monday evening saying Israel "deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred" and said the military was conducting a "thorough investigation"

As we just mentioned, the killing of at least 20 people - including five journalists - in a double Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital has sparked global condemnation.

In Gaza City, demonstrators are similarly expressing their solidarity with the media workers killed in Monday's attack.

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The United Nations human rights office insists "there needs to be justice" after at least 20 people - including five journalists - were killed in an attack at a hospital in southern Gaza on Monday.

Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that an investigation into the strikes at Nasser Hospital has been launched, and said that Israel "deeply regrets" what he is calling a "tragic mishap".

But speaking to reporters in Geneva this morning, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office has stressed that "these investigations need to yield results".

"These journalists are the eyes and the ears of the whole world and they must be protected," says Thameen Al-Kheetan at a press briefing.

"There needs to be justice. We haven't seen results or accountability measures yet."

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The marches, rallies and demonstrations being staged across Israel today are aimed at pressuring the government into securing a deal with Hamas to release all of the hostages.

There are 50 hostages remaining inside Gaza, of whom 20 are believed to be alive.

Most of them were captured on 7 October 2023; one was taken prior and is considered dead.

Protesters also want Hamas to return the remains of 28 hostages who are assumed to be dead.

There are two hostages in Gaza whose status is uncertain, according to Benjamin Netanyahu.

Most of the hostages are Israelis, with some holding dual nationality.

There are also workers from Thailand and a man from Nepal, who are thought to be dead.

Continue reading about the hostages held by Hamas.

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The Hamas-run health ministry says 75 people have died in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 62,819 since October 2023.

The ministry adds that 370 people have arrived at hospitals across Gaza with injuries and that "a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets".

The latest figures also include the three people who the ministry says died as a result of malnutrition and starvation.

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The German chancellor says he will not join an initiative of Western allies to recognise a Palestinian state at next month's UN General Assembly.

Speaking at a joint news conference alongside Canadian PM Mark Carney, Friedrich Merz says: "The position of the federal government is clear, as far as the possible recognition of the state of Palestine is concerned, Canada knows this."

He adds: "We will not join this initiative. We don't see the requirements met."

Last month, Carney announced that Canada would become the third G7 nation to formally recognise a Palestinian state. It came after similar statements from France and the UK, which specified that it would go forward with the move unless Israel meets certain conditions.

Currently, 147 of the UN's 193 member states formally recognise a Palestinian state.

Despite photos from earlier in the day showing protests blocking some major roads, local Israeli police say "all roads across the country are open to traffic".

Officers are deployed with "reinforced forces" at various locations throughout the country in order "to enable freedom of protest while maintaining the law and the normal fabric of life".

"Since the morning hours, several locations were blocked but were reopened to traffic within a short time by police officers stationed at all major roads," the police statement says.

"Blocking traffic routes without authorisation and in a manner that may endanger road users or impair the freedom of movement of many citizens will not be permitted and will be addressed by the police," it adds.

Dalia Cusnir is the sister-in-law of brothers Iair Horn and Eitan Horn. They were both taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas gunmen on 7 October 2023.

Iair was released in February, but Eitan is still being held.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning, Dalia says that she and others protesting today want to see the PM sign an initial deal with Hamas - even if it's just a partial one - as it's "the only way" to get a comprehensive deal.

"We just want the 50 hostages back home, that's it."

• For context: Only 20 of the 50 hostages still held in Gaza are believed to be alive

Asked what she would say directly to Benjamin Netanyahu if she had the chance, Dalia says: "I would say I know that he knows how to do it.

"He is the only prime minister who has brought living hostages back - one of them was my brother-in-law, Iair."

"He now has to do the right thing," she adds.

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It's nearly midday in Israel, where large demonstrations have been taking place throughout the morning - with more planned into the evening.

Here's a quick recap of what's been happening if you're just joining us:

• Protesters have blocked traffic on a major road near Tel Aviv, where they set fire to tyres and stood in front of cars
• It's part of a day of action, organised by the families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, aimed at pressuring the government to accept a ceasefire deal and bring the remaining hostages home
• Demonstrators want Donald Trump to help secure a deal, after the US president said yesterday the conflict could end "within the next two or three weeks"
• It comes after Israeli attacks killed five journalists at a hospital in southern Gaza yesterday, prompting global condemnation
• Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu said it was a "tragic mishap" and pledged a "thorough investigation"
• Elsewhere, the Hamas-run health ministry reports there have been three more deaths from malnutrition and starvation in the last day

Stay with us for the latest updates from Israel and Gaza throughout the day.

Three more adults have died due to starvation and malnutrition in the last day, the Hamas-run health ministry reports.

It says this brings the total number of victims of famine and malnutrition to 303.

This includes 117 children and comes after a UN-backed report released last week confirmed a famine in Gaza City and surrounding areas.

The report was labelled an "outright lie" by Israel, which has denied there is starvation in the territory.