Einav Tzengauker, mother of hostage Matan Tzengauker, spoke at a hostage families' statement at Begin Gate, saying that "last Thursday the cabinet sealed the fate of the hostages - the living will be murdered and the dead will disappear forever." According to her, "Most of the people want to end the war and bring everyone home. The only thing Netanyahu needs to do is to put forward a comprehensive agreement to end the war. But he has already decided to kill them." Tzengauker added: "We appeal to the people of Israel: shut down the country. I will conclude with a direct appeal to the Prime Minister: if you conquer parts of Gaza and hostages are murdered, we will hunt you down."