Ella Haimi, widow of slain hostage Tal Haimi, described her feeling of uncertainty. In an interview with ynet studio, she said, "The children don't believe their father is dead, from their perspective he could walk through the door at any moment. There are also adults who think there's that small percentage chance that he's alive." Haimi added: "I'm not at the grief stage. I'm still at the burial stage. Like someone who died and we're waiting for the funeral and we've been waiting a very long time for the funeral."