Einav Tzangauker, mother of hostage Matan, responded to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statements, saying he is "waging psychological terror against the families. Netanyahu torments us day and night while my Matan is alone in a tunnel with muscular dystrophy. This happens repeatedly." Rubi Chen, father of hostage Itai Chen, said the families are "fed up with these statements. The Prime Minister can declare the end of the war today, after eliminating all of Hamas leadership, and release the 58 hostages who were taken during his watch."