Liran Berman, brother of Ziv and Gali Berman who are being held hostage in Gaza, said in an interview with the ynet studio about his trip with hostage families to the United States that "the feelings are very difficult." He said, "We flew when everyone was in Doha and during the flight we were informed that the Israeli delegation is returning to Israel (from Qatar) because Hamas is creating difficulties. It breaks the spirit, what's left of it." Berman added: "We believed that while we were in Washington, they would tell us about signing a deal." According to him, there are currently no ongoing talks, but "the Americans are optimistic."