Katz: 'There is a chance' captive deal can be advanced

Spekaing during a visit to Israel's Tel Nof airbase, Israeli Defence Minsiter Israel Katz said that "there is a chance that this time we can really advance a hostage deal" with Hamas.

"The most important thing today in the war is to bring the hostages home. This is the supreme goal that stands before us and we are working in every way to make this happen," he said, according t0 his office.

"The intensity of the pressure on this monstrous organisation called Hamas is increasing and there is a chance that this time we can really advance a hostage deal."