Israeli media reports stated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to call the Security Cabinet to meet on Tuesday to discuss support for a "full invasion" of the Gaza Strip, where the newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" quoted officials close to Netanyahu as saying that the matter is settled and that the government seeks to implement this plan, and if Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir does not agree, he will be asked to resign.

A source told CNN that the military establishment opposes the expansion of ground operations in areas where hostages are believed to be held, fearing for their safety, which raises significant concern among the families of soldiers and Palestinian parents alike. A group of Israeli soldiers' mothers criticized the statements regarding the expansion of operations, warning that it could be deadly for both hostages and soldiers, and the Palestinian Authority called on the international community to intervene to stop the escalation.

In a related context, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar confirmed that the government's intention behind expanding the military campaign is to bring all hostages back and to see an end to this war after the failure of partial negotiations. However, there is ambiguity regarding the extent to which the government's approach aligns with the plan of the U.S. envoy to the Middle East, Steve Wietkoff, who confirmed that his goal is to end the war and bring all hostages back, not to expand it.

Wietkoff had spent three days with the families of the hostages, and they conveyed to him that the only solution is to end the war and bring all hostages back, emphasizing that those who abandon that responsibility will bear the consequences. He pointed out that the U.S. envoy's plan includes bringing everyone home at the same time, and that someone will be blamed if the hostages are not returned alive.

In a related context, the "Hamas" movement published photos of two hostages, which caused widespread shock in Israel, where Netanyahu considered that the photos show that Hamas does not want a deal and is using terror propaganda to achieve its goals. In contrast, the forum supporting the rights of prisoners warned that the Israeli government is preparing for the biggest deception, and that claims of freeing hostages through military victory are nothing but lies and public deception.

The forum called for Israel and "Hamas" to commit to bringing the hostages back home and to stop the military escalation, emphasizing that the solution lies in ending the war and rebuilding Israel afterward.