"Captured alive - abandoned to their death," said protest organization the Women's Protest for the Return of the Hostages on the Monday IDF announcement of the death of hostages Yagev Buchshtab and Alexander Dancyg in Hamas captivity.
"We are not willing to wait until there is no one left to save. We will not allow the prime minister to continue to abandon the hostages to their deaths," said the organization, calling on Israelis to join a protest planned for Tuesday evening.
The Jerusalem Hostage Family Forum and protest organization The Day After also called for a gathering in Jerusalem Monday evening in reaction to the news of the hostage's deaths. "For them it is too late, but we must fight the abandonment of every hostage left alive with all our strength," said the forum. "If we don't act now, there will be no one left to save."
"The heart breaks. Alexander Dancyg and Yagev Buchshtab could have been home with their families by now. Not only did they suffer hell on earth, they died in captivity," said the women's protest.
"120 hostages are still in Gaza. Today we were reminded that not only are they suffering hell on earth, they are dying in captivity, in contrast to the prime minister's statement," they added.
"Only an immediate deal will bring back the living for rehabilitation and the dead for proper burial."
The organization also quoted released hostage Almog Meir Jan, who told Uvda, that if he were to meet Netanyahu now when a hostage deal is on the table and rumors abound that Netanayhu may torpedo it for political purposes, he would tell Netanyhu to look him in the eyes and tell him that Netanyahu's goal was worth the hostages time in captivity.
When asked what he would say to those who claim that the war cannot be stopped before Hamas is destroyed, even if the price for this is giving up on the hostages, Jan told Uvda that these people probably haven't experienced the war and captivity personally.
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The Hostage Families Forum reacted to the announcement of the death, saying that "the difficult news from this morning is further proof of the urgency of bringing back the hostages who are in immediate, life-threatening danger every moment in Hamas hell."
"Their death shows the sad meaning of foot dragging in negotiations. We again demand from the government and the person who stands at its head: immediately approve Netanyahu's Deal and bring back the 120 hostages."
The Hope Forum, a forum of some families of hostages who are pushing for increased military pressure against Hamas and against a hostage deal, expressed their condolences to the families and said that the hostage's "shocking murder in captivity proves who we are facing. After they raped, murdered, and brutaly killed on Simchat Torah, they are continuing to abuse our hostages in the Gaza Strip."
It is not clear whether Dancyg and Buchshtab were killed by Hamas in captivity or as the result of IDF actions, the IDF said Monday.
"We call on the prime minister, the cabinet and the military echelon - continue to hit and pressure Hamas so that we can bring back all the hostages as soon as possible."
"They don't have time and only aggressive military pressure will bring the return of our children and the rest of the hostages closer," said the forum.