Foreign hostages not expected to be included in first stage of emerging Israel-Hamas deal

I went into the meeting hoping to find out that we're talking about a deal for all the hostages, and I came out very worried that we're not talking about a deal for all of them,

said Gil Dickmann, whose cousin Carmel Gat survived 11 months in Hamas captivity before being killed in a tunnel in Gaza

You are marketing a selection deal here as a humanitarian deal,

said representatives of Inbar Hayman, who was killed in Gaza, using the highly emotive word that evokes images of the Nazi Holocaust, when concentration camp inmates were chosen for forced labour or the gas chambers

The prime minister should bring a deal that includes all the hostages, including my son, a U.S. citizen and a hero of Israel,

said Ruby Chen, whose soldier son Itay was killed in Hamas' attack and whose body is being held in Gaza

He saved many people, he doesn't deserve to rot in Gaza,

Chen said outside Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, where she joined protesters urging the prime minister to hold out for a comprehensive deal

We didn't understand, why don't you start the negotiations on the second stage now and get it over with?"

he said

They are exploiting the hostage deal because they have other interests, like re-establishing settlements in northern Gaza,

Lavi said

From what we understand, at this stage, only the first phase of the deal has been agreed upon completely […] We are deeply concerned that, 465 days after 7 October, there is still no agreement promising the return of all hostages. We don’t want to leave anyone behind or hear about more hostages being murdered in captivity.”

Gil Dickmann, the cousin of Carmel Gat, who the Israeli military said was murdered by her captors, told reporters outside the Knesset

Every day you fear the worst,

Moshe Emilio Lavi – whose brother-in-law, Omri Miran, is among the hostages – told the Guardian

The reports suggesting a potential deal to secure the release of our loved ones offer a glimmer of hope, though we remain cautious,

a statement from the families released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum headquarters said on Tuesday

I know your heart is in the right place, but you are required to do more than that,

he said