Tensions flared as family members of hostages kidnapped by Hamas – including those who have been released – met today with the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of the war cabinet, according to Israeli media.

Numerous Israeli media reported that Netanyahu told the families “there is no possibility at this time to release them all. Can anyone really imagine that if this was an option, someone would refuse it?” the Israeli prime minister told the meeting, angering many of those present.

THE Ronen Jurby its leaders Hostage Families Forumtold Channel 12 news that some of those present told Netanyahu about the horrors they endured during their captivity in Gaza.

Israel’s Ynet reported that Netanyahu read from a piece of paper most of what he said at the meeting and did not answer any questions.

According to Channel 12, the daughter of the 79-year-old hostage Syme Perrytold the Israeli prime minister that the release of the remaining hostages should be prioritized over the ongoing war against Hamas.

A hostage father who remains her captive Hamas told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz that: “the meeting was embarrassing” and disorganized.

Danny Miran, father of Omri Miran who was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nahal Ozparticipated in the meeting of the War Cabinet with the families of the hostages.

“If this is how you run a meeting like this, I don’t know how you can run the country,” Miran said.

Meanwhile, the prime minister’s office told AFP today that currently 138 Israeli hostages and others of different nationalities continue to be held in the Gaza Strip, adding to the list of hostages one person who was considered missing.