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'Feeling of despair'; Growing frustration among Israel hostage families
FRANCE 24 English
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1/8/2024
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"Out, out!"
00:02
They have banded together in their anguish and in their determination to see their loved
00:08
ones freed.
00:09
This weekend, like most weekends, hostages square in Tel Aviv was the scene of mass protests
00:14
by relatives of hostages still being held in Gaza.
00:19
Families say they are fed up of being held in the dark over ongoing negotiations.
00:23
"I think there's a general kind of feeling of despair in terms of things moving forward.
00:29
We've heard that there's a deal on the table.
00:31
We don't know the progress of this, if it's actually moving forward or not, and where
00:35
it really stands.
00:36
I think the biggest thing is we just don't have a ton of information."
00:39
Now over three months into their loved ones' captivity, the families say they want to keep
00:43
up the pressure on the government, some even calling for Benjamin Netanyahu to resign.
00:49
The Prime Minister says bringing all the hostages home is one of the government's top priorities
00:53
but insists the best way to achieve this is by military pressure.
00:58
Some families have met with Qatari officials involved in negotiations.
01:01
They say all parties need to double down on their efforts to secure the release of the
01:05
hostages.
01:06
"We met His Excellency the Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed.
01:11
They wished to directly establish contact with us and learn the perspective of the hostage
01:18
families.
01:20
They were attentive, familiar with our stories and showed sympathy to us."
01:29
The Qatari government says the recent killing of senior Hamas leader Saleh al-Aruri in Lebanon
01:34
could further complicate hostage negotiations.
01:37
The agonizing wait for families continues.
01:40
According to Israel, of the 250 hostages taken on October 7th, more than 130 remain in captivity.
01:47
Some are believed to have been killed in operations by the Israeli military aimed at freeing them.
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