The message from the families has been very clear, and that is to strike a deal with Hamas, Al Jazeera reports.

Families are saying, ‘We don’t care what it takes; we want our family members or loved ones to come home and to come home alive’.

The longer this conflict goes on, the higher that pressure is mounting. Particularly when we have incidents of, for example, the Israeli army killing three hostages by mistake as they were trying to rescue them inside Gaza.