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00:00As the sun rose over Tel Aviv, Israelis solemnly laid down tarps to mark 500 days since their
00:06loved ones were taken captive. A flag displaying an hourglass was placed in the water, a reminder
00:12that time is running out. 73 hostages currently remain in Gaza, but only around half are believed
00:19to still be alive.
00:20I remember the 100th day, all the people were like, wow, how could we get to the point where
00:27we were 100 days missing them, now it's 500 days.
00:32We see how the hostages are brought back and they're really being saved at the last minute.
00:42They don't have any other minute to wait.
00:45So far, 19 Israeli hostages and more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners have been freed
00:50in the first phase of a ceasefire deal, which began on the 19th of January. Five Thai nationals
00:55have also been freed under a separate agreement. Protesters also gathered in Jerusalem, marching
01:01to call for all hostages to be released.
01:03Today we will fast for 500 minutes, a minute for each day they are held in captivity, and
01:09we will demand decision makers, both in Israel and the world, to bring all of them home as
01:15soon as possible and to let us, the families, know exactly the time where the last hostage
01:21is planned to be back home in Israel.
01:24The ceasefire's first phase ends in two weeks, but negotiations on the second phase are yet
01:29to take place. A Hamas official says talks could begin this week in Doha. Israel, meanwhile,
01:35is maintaining the pressure. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's prepared to resume
01:39the fighting, something that would jeopardise the release of any more hostages.