Israeli protesters clash with police after hostage deaths

Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has rejected calls to soften his demand to keep troops in the southern Gazan border area as the price for a ceasefire deal. Netanyahu’s stance on the negotiations, which have been continuing for weeks while showing little sign of a breakthrough, has frustrated allies, including the United States. Meanwhile protesters scuffled with police as they gathered for a second night in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem demanding an immediate deal to release hostages after the bodies of six people held in Gaza since October 7 were returned to Israel. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #israel #protest #gaza