Israel Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman said at the beginning of his faction meeting that "the coalition continues to insist and keeps the IDF in Gaza. Soldiers fell not for Israel's security, but on the altar of preserving the coalition." According to him: "We could have finished this issue in one step and released all the hostages. What is preventing this is the Israeli government." He added: "We received briefings that it's impossible to both topple Hamas and return the hostages. For those who want to overthrow Hamas rule, the order is first of all - release of hostages, and then the IDF can complete the campaign without limitations."

