Zvika Mor, father of Eitan who is being held hostage in Gaza, addressed the Cabinet's decision to capture Gaza City, saying that "Operation Gideon's Chariots did not return hostages and did not topple Hamas." In an interview with ynet studio, he added: "If the essence of the decision is to do the same thing - we oppose it. This war is not about the hostages, we need it even if we don't have hostages in Gaza, we must take a risk otherwise we will never see all the hostages here. Israel cannot surrender to Hamas because they will slaughter us."