JÉRUSALEM, Mar 18: The families of Israeli captives in Gaza demanded Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "stop the killing and disappearance of the hostages" after Israel launched its deadliest strikes on the territory since a January ceasefire.
"The families of the hostages demand a meeting this morning with the prime minister, the defence minister and the head of the negotiation team, in which they will be assured how the hostages will be protected from the military pressure and how they intend to bring them back," the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement.
"The families of the hostages will demand: Stop the killing and disappearance of the hostages now! First, return them -- then everything else."
The captives' families called for a protest outside Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem later on Tuesday.
Israel vowed to continue fighting in Gaza until the return of all hostages as it unleashed its most intense strikes since the ceasefire began on January 19. �"AFP
