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Saturday, August 2, 2025
Group of hostages’ families: Nothing is left of our children except for bones; we stand before the destruction of the Third Temple
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Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is held hostage in Gaza, says, “Nothing is left of our children except for bones,” at a weekly press conference by a group of hostages’ families in Tel Aviv.
“My Matan is going through a Holocaust, thanks to Israeli ministers,” she says.
She accuses the government of changing the goals of the war to conquering Gaza while forsaking the goal of securing the release of the hostages.
“If the government decides to expand military operations in Gaza instead of putting a total deal on the table, it will sentence the living hostages to death while erasing the fallen, while taking us further away from a solution for an indefinite period of time,” she says.
“This is a clearly illegal act with a black flag flying over it,” she says.
Itzik Horn, whose son Eitan is held hostage, warns that the country “stands before the destruction of the Third Temple,” an expression referring to the possible destruction of the modern State of Israel.
“The State of Israel can’t be the home for Jews while abandoning Jews to torture,” he says, demanding a “complete deal” to return the hostages.
The Times of Israel Community.