Thousands of protesters have gathered in Israel's largest commercial city of Tel Aviv, demanding the prompt release of hostages taken by Hamas.

They marched with placards calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to negotiate to secure the return of the hostages.

Some of them tried to remove barricades set up by police and clashed with mounted police officers.

One participant said his friend is one of the hostages. He added that the negotiations are too slow and that military operations cannot win the release of the hostages.

But the Israeli military continued attacks on various places in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.

The health authority in Gaza said that 92 people had died during the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of Palestinian lives lost to 29,606.

Talks toward a potential deal for a pause in fighting and hostage releases were underway on Friday in Paris.

US media reported mediators, namely the United States, Egypt and Qatar, have made a new proposal including a certain number of hostages to be released next, but the details are not known.

Netanyahu remains adamant and rejects Hamas' demands for a complete ceasefire.