The Hostages Families Headquarters responded to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who called for ending negotiations with Hamas: "The truth is that Smotrich has no real plan besides an endless war without goals or purpose, but with the painful price of losing the hostages and IDF soldiers. With one hand he votes for returning residents to the Gaza envelope claiming there is no security concern, and with the other hand he votes for expanding the fighting claiming that Hamas has not yet been defeated. How long will he continue to mislead the people of Israel - and sell them dangerous concepts?"