A group of hostages’ families has pitched tents outside Benjamin Netanyahu’s home to demand he reach a deal with Hamas for their release from Gaza.

A spokesman for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said the protesters intended to stay until  “the prime minister agrees to a deal to return the hostages”.

Mr Netanyahu had earlier rejected conditions presented by Hamas to end the war and release the more than 130 hostages who remain in captivity.

“In exchange for the release of our hostages, Hamas demands the end of the war, the withdrawal of our forces from Gaza, the release of all the murderers and rapists,” the Israeli leader said in a statement. “And leaving Hamas intact.”

“I reject outright the terms of surrender of the monsters of Hamas,” he added.

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters the Israeli leader’s refusal to end the military offensive in Gaza “means there is no chance for the return of the (Israeli) captives.”

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