Hostage’s Mother Threatens Netanyahu: “If He Dies, You Will Be Charged With Murder”
Mothers and fathers warn the Prime Minister and vow to hold him personally accountable if their children return in coffins
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The square outside the Prime Minister’s residence trembled as parents of hostages stood before cameras, their voices breaking and fists raised, demanding a deal to bring their children home alive.
Einav Zangauker, mother of kidnapped soldier Matan threatened the Prime Minister: “Netanyahu carries out tricks on his own people in this war, and we are sick of it, If my son comes back in a bag, I will personally make sure the Prime Minister is charged with murder.”
Beside her, fathers of other captives echoed the same threat. Yitzik Horen, whose son Eitan is still held in Gaza, accused the government of stalling: “My son could have been home last week. Instead, they gamble with his life.”
The accusations grew heavier. Yehuda Cohen, father of Nimrod, said bluntly: “There is one man blocking the deal. His name is Benjamin Netanyahu.”
For many, it was the sharpest fracture yet between the families and the state. Some spoke of betrayal. Others spoke of despair. Naomi Or, relative of October 7 victim Dror Or, whose body remains in Gaza, looked straight into the crowd and demanded youth rise to the streets: “This fight is also yours, for life, for future, for the right to know someone will protect you when the worst happens.”
The words left no doubt: the hostages’ families have lost patience. Their battle is no longer only with Hamas, but with the government itself.
For now, it appears that Israel stands at the seam between an operation and ongoing negotiations with Hamas, with no military or diplomatic solution in sight.