Relatives of American hostages speak of frustrations over failure to return them

Relatives of American hostages speak to CNN about their frustrations over the failure to return their loved ones after nearly a year of war in Gaza.

“I would call on President Biden to have a tight conversation with Israeli prime minister, telling him, ‘Do not delay any longer the deal. Stop moving the goal posts and stop [undercutting] your own negotiating team,'” says Adi Alexander.

Ruby Chen, father of soldier Itay Chen who was declared in March to have been killed on October 7, and whose body is held in Gaza, says: “My expectations are low. I think we all need to look at one another and say, ‘We’ve been doing this for one year and we have not been successful’… I think we need to challenge ourselves and say, ‘Let’s look at the fundamental assumptions’ and say, ‘Okay, we need to do something else.'”

U.S. hostage families warn against Middle East escalation
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