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The Israeli prime minister is demanding that Hamas surrender and free all the hostages, terms the U.S.-designated terror group has so far rejected.

JERUSALEM: Tel Aviv shares fell for a fifth straight session on Tuesday, weighed down by Israel's escalation against Hamas in Gaza and day-old comments from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel was facing isolation.

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Israel Ground Offensive in Gaza City News, Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: The Benjamin Netanyahu-led Israel had approved a plan to take over and occupy the heavily bombarded Gaza City in August.

Israeli protesters marched Saturday toward the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in occupied Jerusalem to demand a prisoner swap deal with Hamas, while thousands gathered at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the offer as “a spin,” saying Israel would only agree to end the war if Hamas accepted:

In 2010, Hamas’s Mahmoud Mabhouh, a “co-founder of Hamas’s military wing”, was found dead in a hotel room in Dubai. “The killing led to a crisis in the then-secret, but growing, ties between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi,” the report added.

Hamas has endorsed a new proposal for a ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza, as it faces pressure from Arab countries and seeks to ensure its own survival.