Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Friday, March 1, 2024
At start of hostage families stretcher march, Gantz says the government is making ‘every effort’ for a hostage deal
Minister Benny Gantz and families of the Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza march towards Jerusalem from the city of Beit Shemesh, March 1, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Speaking at the start of the third day of the march to Jerusalem organized by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, war cabinet minister Benny Gantz vows that the government will not give up on seeking a deal with Hamas for the release of the hostages.
“We are working on a deal, every effort should be made to bring the hostages home,” Army Radio quotes him as saying. “This is a task for everyone and is the highest priority.”
