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The United States says that a ceasefire voted by the United Nations can "only" be implemented once Hamas begins releasing hostages it still holds. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he still saw space to reach an agreement to bring back hostages from Gaza after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Hamas's demand for ceasefire. SOUNDBITE
Women rights groups hold a protest in Tel Aviv calling for a deal to free the hostages taken by Hamas on 7 October. Hamas militants seized about 250 hostages. Israel says 132 remain in Gaza including at least 29 people believed to have been killed. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices hope for a positive outcome on a UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war after previous US vetoes. "We've been working this intensely," Blinken tells reporters. "I hope we can get to a good place." SOUNDBITE
The Israeli cabinet meets in the Defence Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, as hopes mounted that Hamas could release dozens of hostages from war-torn Gaza after the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a truce deal was the "right decision" and the militant group's leader and key mediator Qatar said an agreement was in sight. IMAGES