Eli Shtivi, father of deceased hostage Idan Shtivi, addressed the negotiations for a hostage deal, saying in an interview with ynet Studio: "I collapsed a bit, the stress of recent days simply became too much. I warned all the families about this collapse and in the end I was the first." Shtivi added: "We returned from Washington. We were full of hope, I was sure within two days there would be a deal. Hamas has more and more conditions, and in my opinion the military pressure is indeed working and we simply need to continue. The Prime Minister very much wants to close this deal."
