Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to meet with hostage families Sunday

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 25: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speak during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 25, 2023. Gallant said Thursday a planned ground offensive in the Gaza Strip will begin when conditions allow it. (Photo by Elad Malka (IMoD)/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has agreed to meet with representatives of several families whose loved ones are held captive by Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Gallant said the meeting will happen Sunday, according to Israeli media. 

The families have expressed concerns that the hostages will be put in danger by IDF operations in Gaza. IDF said military aircrafts attacked about 150 underground terrorist targets in northern Gaza overnight into Saturday in the ongoing war against Hamas.

The Israeli Defense Forces said Hamas terrorists were killed while underground combat zones and other underground terrorist infrastructures were also destroyed.

However, the military's claim it is targeting tunnel infrastructure has prompted fear among the families that military leaders are being cavalier with the lives of the hostages, who are believed to be held inside the tunnels.

IDF said there are more than 230 hostages of all ages confirmed to have been taken captive during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, in which Hamas infiltrated Israel and murdered at least 1,400 people, including at least 310 soldiers.