Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip today called on the Israeli government to stop fighting and negotiate their release, more than two months after the war with Hamas began.

“All we’re getting back are dead bodies. We want you to stop the fighting and start negotiations,” Noam Perry, the daughter of an Israeli hostage in Gaza, told a gathering of hostage families in Tel Aviv.

The rally takes place the day after the announcement of the death of three hostages, who were “accidentally” killed by the Israeli army. They were carrying a white flag and speaking Hebrew, the army said today.

“It’s like Russian roulette: who will be the next to know about the death of a loved one? We want to know what proposal is on the government’s table,” said Ruby Chen, the father of 19-year-old hostage Itai Chen.

“The Zionist army knows very well our conditions for the release (of the hostages), none of them will be released if our conditions are not accepted,” said the spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing, Abu Obeida.

The Palestinian Islamist movement released a video showing images of some hostages and shelling in Gaza, ending with the message in Hebrew, Arabic and English: “Time is running out.”

Nearly 250 people were kidnapped by Hamas during the Islamist group’s unprecedented attack on Israeli soil on October 7, which left 1,140 dead, mostly civilians, authorities said.

To date, 129 hostages continue to be held in Gaza and 11 bodies have been repatriated.

During the week-long ceasefire that ended on December 1, 105 hostages were released, 80 of them in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

In retaliation for the Oct. 7 attack, Israel vowed to “destroy” Hamas — which holds power in Gaza — and its strikes have killed 18,800 people, mostly civilians, according to Hamas officials. .