The Israeli Prisoners' Families Committee in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sacrificing their sons and the state in a war whose sole purpose is to consolidate his rule.

This came in a statement in which the families said that the war on the Gaza Strip would not bring their loved ones back, but would kill them.

He added, "Instead of responding to the desires of the Israeli people and the will of their voters, Netanyahu is sacrificing the detainees to consolidate his rule," adding that "the blood of Israelis is a political gain for Netanyahu."

The Prisoners' Families Committee called on the head of the Israeli negotiating team, Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, to "make a deal that would return the 59 abductees in one go."

The commission called for "intensified participation in tonight's demonstrations to demand a deal that would release all detainees at once."

In early March 2025, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel concluded. The agreement, which went into effect on January 19, 2025, was brokered by Egypt and Qatar and supported by the United States.

While Hamas adhered to the terms of the first phase, Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, shied away from starting the second phase in deference to extremists in his ruling coalition, according to Hebrew media.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 59 Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip, 24 of whom are still alive. Meanwhile, more than 9,500 Palestinians are languishing in its prisons, suffering torture, starvation, and medical neglect, many of whom have died, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

On March 18, Israel reneged on the 58-day ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement and resumed its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7, 2023, and has resulted in the deaths and injuries of more than 164,000 Palestinians, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.