The Hostage Families Forum responded to the statement from a political source that Hamas rejected the Qatari deal proposal, saying: "Missing the current momentum would be a severe failure." The forum added that "This is Netanyahu's historic moment of truth - will he choose the people of Israel, or the Smotrich-Ben Gvir axis? All polls and data show that an overwhelming majority of Israelis want to end the fighting in Gaza and return all hostages, agreeing that this is in Israel's interest. This includes an absolute majority among coalition voters."