The Israeli Hostages and Missing Families forum has demanded that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet with families the forum represents. 

The call comes after Netanyahu met with the aggressive Gvura and Tikva forums, which represent dead Israeli occupation forces and captives. 

According to the organization, the forum is demanding to urgently meet with Netanyahu "as early as tomorrow," demanding to "advance the proposed deal expected to secure the return of all hostages – the living for rehabilitation and the deceased for burial."

The families stated that they "did not celebrate Passover" and cited that not only are their relatives held captive in Gaza but they themselves are "held captive by Hamas and the Israeli government."

The statement noted that the occupation celebrates its "independence" in less than two weeks, citing that this very alleged "independence, its revival, and the citizens’ faith in it" are all dependent on Netanyahu's course of action.

'Israel' claims open to talks on Gaza calm post-captive release: Axios

A new Israeli proposal for a potential captive deal with Hamas involves a "willingness" to discuss the "restoration of sustainable calm" in the Gaza Strip following an initial release of captives on humanitarian grounds, Axios reported two days ago, citing Israeli officials.

According to Axios, this marks the first instance since October 7 that Israeli leaders have signaled their willingness to discuss ending the aggression on Gaza as part of negotiations for a captives deal. Hamas has consistently made ending the war a focal point of its proposals in recent months during these negotiations.

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After the talks concluded, Israeli officials indicated that the Egyptians presented a new proposal to Hamas indicating "Israel's willingness to make further significant concessions," the news website mentioned.

Additionally, the proposal includes "a willingness to discuss the establishment of a sustainable ceasefire" as part of the second phase of the agreement, following the humanitarian release of captives held by Hamas, according to Axios.

In the same context, the Israeli Channel 12 suggested that at a time when a team of Israelis, including the captives' families, are calling for a prisoner swap deal with Hamas, Netanyahu does not want to put an end to the war in the Gaza Strip.

For many weeks now, Israelis have been flooding the streets of Tel Aviv and several other areas, demanding that Netanyahu resign over his performance in the war on Gaza, including his continued dismissal of an exchange deal.

According to Channel 13, around 45,000 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv last Saturday, while organizers said the number was 100,000. Protesters said that the political leadership seemed removed from the predicament of captives, noting that negotiators would frequently share photographs and anecdotes about the captives to help lawmakers be more empathetic.

Rafah invasion will happen with or without exchange deal: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that an invasion of the densely-populated Rafah city will take place regardless of whether an exchange deal with the Palestinian Resistance was reached or not.

"The idea that we will stop the war before all its goals have been achieved is irrelevant. We will enter Rafah and destroy Hamas battalions there, with or without an agreement [on hostages], to achieve absolute victory," he told families of the captives held in the Strip.

Last week, Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades released a video of an Israeli it is holding captive in the Gaza Strip, in which he addressed settlers and the occupation authorities.

The video resulted in many of the captives' families rallying outside Netanyahu's residence in occupied al-Quds. The crowd demanded that the Israeli government ensure a deal to release captives held by the Palestinian Resistance and raised signs that read: "Bring them home now".

Israeli media reported that the protesters clashed with the police officers who arrested two and brought a water cannon to the area.