Relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza blocked one of the main roads in Tel Aviv on Thursday night to demand that the Israeli Government make an immediate agreement for the release of their relatives held captive in Gaza. After weeks of mobilizations and in which the families’ trust in Netanyahu’s Executive has been decreasing, the Forum of Relatives of Hostages and Missing Persons issued a strong statement tonight towards the Israeli War Cabinet.

“Their days of grace are over. We live in Russian roulette. The time of hostages is over. Convene an international committee that will lead to an immediate agreement to free them all,” demanded this organization that brings together relatives of the 136 still captives. since October 7, during the Hamas attack that broke out the war.

The families showed their opposition to the strategy defended by Netanyahu, which assures – and reiterated it today in a press conference – that only with strong military pressure will the captives be released. “You promised to release the hostages in parallel with the collapse of Hamas, but it turns out that none of this is happening,” Daniel Elgart, brother of one captive, said in a statement to Netanyahu. “Hamas remains firm in Gaza and sets conditions for us, and the hostages remain in Gaza. We gave the prime minister 104 days of grace, but now we need results,” he added.

Just today, Netanyahu said hours earlier in a press conference that military means were appropriate to force Palestinian militias to release captives, and alleged that a ceasefire without ending Hamas would harm Israel’s security and It would send “a message of weakness” to the country’s enemies. So far, among 136 hostages held by Israel in Gaza, about 27 are believed to be dead.

In December, Israeli soldiers also mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in the middle of a combat zone, in an incident in which the Army acknowledged its mistake. In their attack more than three months ago against Israel, Palestinian militias kidnapped at least 240 people to Gaza. In late November, in a week-long truce, 105 hostages – both Israeli and foreign – were released in exchange for the release of 240 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.