Viki Cohen, the mother of Israeli hostage Nimrod Cohen, has spoken out against reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to fully occupy Gaza. “We’re hearing talk about conquering Gaza, that will be a death sentence for our hostages,” said Cohen, after stating that the Israeli government “is ruining all of our values.”

Freed hostages have recounted the terror of languishing in a Hamas tunnel while the blasts from Israeli air strikes move ever closer.

During a press interaction, Trump was asked whether he supported the possibility of Israel reoccupying the entire Gaza Strip—a scenario reportedly being considered by Netanyahu and his inner circle. Rather than addressing the question directly,