Ziv Zioni, uncle of abducted soldier Staff Sgt. Ran Gwaili, said in an interview with ynet studio that "efforts are being made to bring back the last 13, but we must not forget that we are dealing with Hamas. For them it's a game, to drag out time, it's part of their strategy. We have no idea what's happening." According to him, "We knew quite quickly the area where he was supposed to be. They searched there a year and a half ago and found nothing, that's the last thing known. I believe efforts are being made, I'm still not 100% sure he is not alive, we keep hope that he is still alive."

