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Families, friends of hostages march in Tel Aviv calling for release of loved ones ahead of Passover. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expresses serious concern over reports that Israel is using artificial intelligence to identify targets in Gaza. Guterres tells reporters that he is "deeply troubled by reports that the Israeli military's bombing campaign includes Artificial Intelligence as a tool in the identification of targets, particularly in densely populated residential areas, resulting in a high level of civilian casualties." "No part of life and death decisions which impact entire families should be delegated to the cold calculation of algorithms," he adds. SOUNDBITE
Anti-government demonstrators rally outside the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, demanding early elections and a hostage deal amid growing anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza. IMAGES
"Take a break, never to come back" reads one sign held by a protester as Israelis march towards the Knesset in an anti-government demonstration. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under increasing domestic pressure over his failure to bring home all of the hostages still held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Images of several hundred demonstrators marching in Paris to denounce the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip almost six months after the start of the war. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 32,000 people have been killed in the territory during the months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. It added that more than 75,000 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7. IMAGES
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefs the press following a phone call between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu during which the US president told his Israeli counterpart that he is "deeply concerned" about Israel potentially conducting military operations in Rafah, adding, "Israel has not presented us or the world with a plan for how or where they would safely move those civilians." SOUNDBITE