Israel PM unbowed by pressure for truce in Gaza war [Video]

Concern mounted on Tuesday over the chances of securing a Gaza truce, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed making any “concessions” in stalled talks towards a hostage release deal.

After a day of nationwide protests Monday, Netanyahu told a televised press conference he would “not give in to pressure” to renege on demands in indirect negotiations with Hamas to end the war, now in its 11th month.

Analyst Mairav Zonszein of the International Crisis Group said Netanyahu’s remarks showed “he won’t stop the war… until Hamas surrenders, and he basically announced there won’t be a hostage deal”.

Gripped by grief and fury after six dead hostages were recovered from Gaza, Israelis took to the streets on Sunday and Monday to ramp up pressure on their government to secure the release of the remaining captives.

The military said the six were all captured alive during Hamas’s October 7 attack on …