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00:00In Tel Aviv, thousands of people continue to take to the streets to demand an end to the war in Gaza and the return of the hostages.
00:09Their government, on the other hand, wants to intensify its operations and has ordered the mobilisation of tens of thousands of reservists, according to several local media outlets.
00:21The veterans may be deployed to Lebanon, Syria or the West Bank instead of the Gaza Strip, but they would still provide reinforcement for troops as Israel's War Cabinet votes on Sunday to approve expanded operations in the enclave.
00:37Since the ceasefire collapsed on March 18, Israeli soldiers have retaken control of large swathes of Gaza and have been relentlessly bombing the territory.
00:47The Israeli government has also blocked the entry of food and medicine for over two months, and humanitarian organisations have denounced the risk of famine.
00:5859 hostages are still being held by Hamas in Gaza, but as negotiations stall once again, Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing forward with warfare.
01:08In a recent post on social media, the Prime Minister spoke of the battle of civilisation against barbarism, a war he believes Israel will win by just means.