At the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum press conference in Tel Aviv, a woman makes an emotional plea as she speaks of her sister who is held hostage by Hamas. One participant draws attention to the plight of women held hostage who suffer from "breast cancer" and "chronic illnesses" while another warns that Hamas actions targeting and attacking women constitute "a war crime that cannot be tolerated." Israel says 239 hostages are held in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip since the worst attacks in Israel's history that according to officials killed around 1,200, mostly civilians. SOUNDBITES