Itzik Horn, father of freed captive Yair Horn and hostage Eitan Horn, said at the Kirya gate in Tel Aviv that "Netanyahu said this week that if we end the war now, we'll get another October 7. That's his excuse to continue the war instead of making a deal. Everyone knows we've eliminated Hamas and all its leaders, but after a year and ten months Netanyahu is telling the public that he can't protect us from Hamas. He boasts about taking out Iran and Hezbollah, but couldn't neutralize Hamas? These are excuses designed to justify continuing this political war. People of Israel, you are our hope, you are the hope of our children who are experiencing a Holocaust in captivity. On Sunday, half a million people took to the streets and stopped the country - we must increase the pressure. If we have a million people in the streets, we will end the war and everyone will return home quickly."