Hostages’ families to hold protest outside cabinet meeting

7 August 2025, 3:03 pm

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The Hostage Families Forum says it will hold a protest outside as senior ministers meet in Jerusalem to approve a plan that would vastly expand IDF operations in Gaza, amid worries that the move could endanger their loved ones being held in the Strip.

A statement says such a decision would be “catastrophic,” announcing plans to appeal to security brass by megaphone to do what they can to prevent putting the hostages at risk.

“Our loved ones face immediate danger — some for their lives and others to disappear forever in Gaza’s soil,” a statement from the Forum reads. “The State of Israel faces immediate danger — the risk of losing our moral values and mutual responsibility.”

The meeting, and protest, are planned for 6 p.m.