Hostages ‘being bombed on Netanyahu’s order,’ Einav Zangauker says at weekly presser

Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is held hostage in Gaza, says that hostages in Gaza are “being bombed on [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s order,” at a weekly press conference with a group of hostage families.

“The war won’t only do nothing to bring back the hostages, but will kill them and bury the bodies of those who have died already,” she says.

Yotam Cohen, whose brother Nimrod is held hostage, says the idea that military pressure will return hostages is a “disgusting lie.”

Yifat Calderon, whose cousin Ofer was returned as part of a ceasefire deal, calls on US President Donald Trump to bring forth his own initiative to end the war and get the hostages released in one go, claiming Netanyahu and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer “are cheating you” by sabotaging negotiations for a deal.

Michael Illouz, whose son Guy Illouoz died in Gaza after he was kidnapped, accuses Netanyahu of using the war to break up the country and “turn us into Turkey.”