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00:00 Attending that rally is France 24's James Andre in Tel Aviv.
00:04 James, what can you tell us about the march so far?
00:07 Well, what I can tell you is that the march is currently
00:13 starting as we speak.
00:15 And it's going to last for five days.
00:17 The objective is to walk from where I'm standing right now,
00:19 which is known now as Hostages Square here in Tel Aviv.
00:23 You can see behind me this long table that's
00:25 been set up with empty chairs representing
00:29 the nearly 2,240 Israeli hostages who
00:32 are held captive by Hamas and other groups
00:35 inside the Gaza Strip.
00:37 And of course, for these families, the objective--
00:39 and this is what they were telling us just earlier on.
00:41 We spoke to the uncle of a young 28-year-old called Eden.
00:45 He was telling us that the point was
00:47 to raise awareness towards the international community,
00:50 of course, but also for the Israeli government
00:53 itself in order to get them to act to try and have
00:56 these hostages released.
00:58 Now, this march is going to last for five days.
01:00 And it will take these people to the residency
01:02 of the prime minister, where they
01:04 are due to arrive on Saturday after an event on Friday
01:07 evening for Shabbat amongst the families.
01:10 So we've got dozens of people who
01:12 are going to walk these roughly 65 kilometers.
01:15 James, what are the families and the support--
01:19 what are they making of the ongoing negotiations
01:22 to secure the hostages' release?
01:25 Well, what we heard, because there was a press conference
01:27 here earlier on, is a lot of frustration.
01:29 It's been 39 days now.
01:30 You've got to imagine how much suffering, of course,
01:33 this represents for all these people who
01:34 are close to those being held captive in the Gaza Strip.
01:38 So of course, they're watching closely.
01:39 And we've had mixed messages here
01:41 when it comes to how things are moving on.
01:44 Indeed, the spokesperson for Hamas, Abu Ubaidah,
01:49 said that indeed, Hamas would, of course,
01:51 consider a five-day truce in exchange
01:54 for the release of 70 civilian hostages, 40 to 70.
01:58 That's saying that indeed, for now, Israel is not
02:02 accepting the terms of that deal.
02:03 Also, we've heard the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,
02:06 saying that negotiations were ongoing.
02:09 Of course, we won't get any details.
02:11 This, of course, is very secret, and the details are not known.
02:14 And it's happening, of course, with the help of Qatar.
02:17 So that is very much the situation.
02:19 But yes, great frustration with Rory, of course.
02:22 And there was today, and this is important to note,
02:24 a minute of silence for Noah Marchiano.
02:27 So she is this young woman that indeed, Hamas said in the communique
02:32 that was killed in an Israeli strike, being held as a hostage.
02:36 Well, the Israeli authorities have confirmed that indeed,
02:39 she is dead.
02:40 And so there was this minute of silence, and of course,
02:42 mourning for the family because of this young woman.
02:47 Of this young Israeli soldier who was killed.
02:51 James Andre, reporting live from that march,
02:53 which is just getting underway in Tel Aviv.
02:56 Thank you so much for joining us.