'Bring them home': Israelis call for hostages' release

Hundreds of Israelis gathered in a square in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for the release of nearly 140 hostages still being held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas dragged around 240 hostages back to Gaza during its bloody October 7 attack on Israel, and fears for their safety have gripped the public through eight weeks of war.A one-week truce deal that ended on December 1 saw 105 hostages released from Gaza, among them 80 Israelis -- mostly women and children -- freed in exchange for 240 Palestinians jailed by Israel.However, efforts to revive the deal have stalled, and Israel says at least 137 hostages are believed to still be in Hamas captivity.