Amid escalating tensions, Israeli families of hostages held in Gaza urge the government to leverage IDF achievements to implement the Netanyahu hostage deal. The recent assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has only increased the urgency for their loved ones’ release.
The families emphasize that without the return of all 115 hostages, there can be no true victory. They demand rehabilitation for the living hostages and a proper burial for the deceased. The forum of hostage families calls on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the deal without new conditions.
The assassination of Hamas officials is seen as a step towards pressuring the group to release the hostages. The Hope Forum, advocating for more military pressure against Hamas, believes that only by making the leadership of Hamas feel the heavy price of holding hostages can they be brought home.