Group of hostages’ families fear for those left behind under partial deal with Hamas

A group of hostages’ families fear that reaching a temporary deal to release captives in Gaza will lead to the deaths of those left behind, during a weekly press conference.

Einav Zangauker says she discovered this week that her son Matan, who is held by Hamas, miraculously escaped bombings several times, “and in one case, almost suffocated to death from toxic gases in a tunnel that was bombed and collapsed.”

Zangauker slams Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for only seeking a partial deal to return hostages, which will be a “death sentence for hostages that remain behind.”

Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod is held hostage, expresses fears that his son would be left behind under US special envoy Steve Witkoff’s current proposal being negotiated.

“He is likely to pay the price of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s insistence not to end the war,” he says, adding: “Netanyahu is abandoning my son and is shattering the Israeli ethos for political reasons.”