Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the "Day of Pause" protests calling for the release of hostages during a government meeting, saying: "Those calling today for ending the war without defeating Hamas not only harden Hamas's position and delay the release of our hostages, they also ensure that the horrors of October 7 will repeat themselves and that we'll need to fight an endless war." Netanyahu added that "in the last 24 hours, the Navy attacked power stations in Yemen, IDF soldiers eliminated dozens of terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The Air Force struck Hezbollah senior officials and missile launchers in Lebanon - in accordance with the ceasefire agreement."