Families of Gaza hostages storm Israel’s parliament demanding release deal

Palestinians flee Khan Younis from an Israeli ground and air offensive on the Gaza Strip on Monday (Bashar Taleb/AP)

Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas stormed a committee meeting in Israel’s parliament, demanding a deal to win their loved ones’ release.

It came as European foreign ministers joined growing international calls for Israel to negotiate on the creation of a Palestinian state after the war.