INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
leadership to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives.Crowds estimated by Israeli media to number up to 500,000 strong
demonstrated in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do more to bring home the remaining
101 hostages, about of a third of whom Israeli officials estimate have died.In Jerusalem, protesters blocked streets and demonstrated
footage showed police directing water canons at demonstrators who had blocked roads
Local media reported 29 arrests.Labour leaders called a one-day general strike on Monday.The Israeli military announced the recovery of the
bodies from a tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as a polio vaccination campaign began in the war-shattered Palestinian territory
and violence flared in the occupied West Bank.The bodies of hostages Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov,
Almog Sarusi and Ori Danino were returned to Israel, military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters.A forensic examination
spokesperson said.Netanyahu, who faces growing calls to end nearly 11 months of war with a deal for a ceasefire and the release of remaining
hostages, said Israel would not rest until it caught those responsible
1,200 people and took about 250 hostages in attacks on Israel on Oct
transport hub, would be closed from 8 a.m
(0500 GMT).Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who has clashed frequently with Netanyahu, also called for an agreement, and opposition leader and
former Prime Minister Yair Lapid urged people to join the demonstration in Tel Aviv.In a last-ditch bid to stop the demonstrations, Finance
Families Forum called on Netanyahu to take responsibility and explain what was holding up an agreement.The six hostages brought home on
by the United States, Qatar and Egypt have so far failed to secure a deal, despite increased United States pressure and repeated trips by
top officials to the region.Speaking to Al-Jazeera television, chief Hamas negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya, based in Qatar, on Sunday reaffirmed
the group would not sign an agreement unless Israel fully withdrew from Gaza Strip, including the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors, issues
that have been sticking points in the talks.POLIO VACCINATIONSIsrael and Hamas agreed to pause fighting in areas of Gaza for at least eight
hours daily from Sunday to Tuesday to begin vaccinating 640,000 children against polio.Children, escorted by family members, crowded a UN
clinic in the central Gaza city of Deir Al-Balah, according to Palestinian officials
month that a baby was partially paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years.Israeli forces
continued to battle Hamas-led militants in several parts of Gaza, with the Israeli military targeting what it said was a Hamas command
centre in a former school in Gaza City
The Palestinian Civil Emergency Service said 11 people had died and medics said many others had been wounded.In Khan Younis, an Israeli air
