Hostage Families: Terribly Late, the Government Understood There's No Place for Selection

At the hostage families' headquarters, they responded to the announcement about Israel and the US's intention to advance a deal for the release of all hostages, saying that "terribly late, the Israeli government understands: there is no place and no operational or moral logic in partial selection deals."

Following the announcement by a "senior political source" that "an understanding is forming between Israel and the US that in light of Hamas's refusal, we need to move from a framework for releasing some of the hostages to a framework for releasing all hostages, disarming Hamas and demilitarizing the Strip," the hostage families' headquarters responded this evening (Thursday) to the announcement and called to reach an agreement on releasing all hostages as soon as possible.

"Terribly late, the Israeli government understands what Israeli citizens have been saying for over a year: there is no place and no operational or moral logic in partial selection deals," it was stated. "We must abandon this concept, which has been failing us for many long months, endangering the hostages and the chance to return them, life to rehabilitation, and the fallen to proper burial in their homeland. The transition to an effort to achieve a comprehensive agreement that will return all the hostages in one deal has long been a necessity of reality."

The hostage families strengthen President Trump and envoy Witkoff this evening: "You can make history again within a few days - end the fighting and bring about a comprehensive agreement for the release of all hostages," they added and called. "This is the clear Israeli interest. Israeli citizens and the entire world are waiting for good news. Time is running out for the hostages. We must put an end to this nightmare and bring a comprehensive agreement for the release of all hostages."