"(Bloomberg) -- The Hostage Families Forum occupies three floors of a high-end Tel Aviv office building. Under the motto “Bring Them Home Now!” the group generates millions of dollars in donations and gets worldwide publicity from international tours by stricken relatives.
"With so much global attention on the hostages — about 100 remain in Gaza after being taken by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 — it may seem from afar like the main obstacle to their release is the will of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose war aims have become central to his political survival.
"US Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week toured the Middle East for a fifth time since the start of the conflict to try to broker a deal to end the Gaza war, which has been raging for four months since the initial Hamas attack on Israel. Any agreement between the sides would include the release of hostages in return for a cease-fire, yet no deal has been reached.
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