"Stop the fighting, return to the negotiating table and finalize a deal that brings back all the hostages — even at the cost of ending the war. Military pressure endangers them and nothing is more urgent than their return," the letter read.
"We all stand together — those who survived captivity and endured its horrors, the families of hostages still in Gaza living in terror, those who embraced their loved ones upon their return, and those who buried them knowing they could have been saved. Together, we say: enough!
“Military pressure kills living hostages and erases the missing. This isn’t a slogan; it’s reality. Forty-one hostages have already paid with their lives — we, their families, have paid as well. They could have returned to our embrace and to recovery but now they never will."
The letter accuses the government of prioritizing an "endless war" over rescuing the hostages. "This is a criminal policy — you have no mandate to sacrifice 59 more captives. We, the families who have unwillingly and against our will borne the heaviest price, raise a red flag in warning: resuming the fighting will cost more hostages their lives and risks creating more Ron Arads. The circle of grief will only grow — for nothing."
Concluding their appeal, they urged, "The fighting must stop and immediate negotiations must begin to reach a comprehensive agreement: all the hostages in exchange for ending the war and finding a solution for post-war Gaza. If you don’t act, the next hostage’s blood — and the fate of them all — will be on your hands."
