With the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, many Israelis are sensing a window of opportunity to bring back the hostages still held in Gaza – and they are making their voices heard.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday paid tribute to the slain leader of the Hamas militant group. At the same time, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Istanbul to honour Sinwar and demonstrate against Israel.

Two Hamas officials told the BBC discussions to choose a successor for the group's leader Yahya Sinwar, whose killing was confirmed on Thursday, will begin very soon. The officials said that Khalil al-Hayya,