Hostage families say they will follow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City this week.
“A week ago, Netanyahu gave instructions to occupy Gaza City, blow up the living hostages and make the dead disappear forever,” Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is held hostage in Gaza, says in a statement outside Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, adding that the families of hostages could not remain at home while their loved ones were in danger.
“For a week, we shouted the cry of our children from the tunnels. But instead of leaving the house and reaching out, Netanyahu sealed his heart and closed his windows,” she says, adding that attempts to silence families have failed.
“We will also go to the US while he is staying there,” Zangauker adds, referring to Netanyahu’s upcoming trip to the UN General Assembly in New York.
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