Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, said in a statement by hostages' families at the Begin Gate of the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv that "631 days of war that has long turned from a just war to a political war that must end." According to her, "We heard President Trump say we are getting closer to a ceasefire. There is an agreement on the table and what prevents it is Netanyahu's refusal to end the war. Netanyahu - enough with politics. You are the Prime Minister, not Ben-Gvir and not Smotrich. Just as you decided on the campaign in Iran, decide now to end the war in Gaza and bring my Matan back to me."