Sitting next to his wife Sara and government hostage representative B.G. (res) Gal Hirsch, Netanyahu tells the families that if Israel stands firm “we can reach a deal.”

“I say at the outset that this will be a process, unfortunately, it’s not all at once, there will be stages,” he continues, “but I believe that we can move a deal forward and maintain the means of pressure that can bring about the release of the others.”

Image - Amos Ben Gershon