The headquarters of the families of the hostages criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to expand the war, stating that "Netanyahu is leading Israel and the hostages to doom." According to the headquarters, "Netanyahu is preparing the biggest deception plan. The talks, which have been heard repeatedly, about releasing hostages while achieving decisive victory are fraud and public deception. Expanding the war endangers the lives of hostages who are already in immediate danger of death. The hostages will not survive more long days of hell. Expanding the fighting is the guarantee of the failure of the century."