Michael Mor, uncle of hostage Eitan Mor, referred in an interview with the ynet studio to the negotiations for the return of the hostages, saying: "We demand to do it properly in Deir al-Balah." According to him, "Lately it feels like we're a kite without a string, each time one step forward and two back, and meanwhile soldiers are dying every day. Everyone says Hamas is the obstacle, so why aren't we hurting them where it hurts?" Mor added that "The current negotiations are fiction. We want only a deal that returns everyone together, including my nephew Eitan."