Hostage Families Forum: Israel will be ‘a loser in every way’ if it abandons truce talks in Doha

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum says, “Israel does not have the privilege to abandon the negotiations” for a deal to release hostages held in Gaza, responding to reports that talks in Doha with Hamas are deadlocked.

“If it decides to do so, the State of Israel will leave a loser in every way: The hostages will remain in serious danger, our soldiers will pay a heavy price and Israel will sink into the Gaza quagmire while being isolated diplomatically. Maximum price, minimum achievements,” it says in a statement.

The forum says there has been a clear deal on the table for over a year, referring to an end to the war in exchange for the release of hostages, adding Israel has no more excuses to keep fighting since it has eliminated Hamas’s leadership and destroyed its military.