Relatives of more than 30 former hostages on Sunday signed a letter demanding the resignation of Gal Hirsch, the government’s hostage point man, after he said in a series of interviews that mass demonstrations on behalf of the hostages had aided Hamas.

The letter, which was sent to Hirsch on Sunday evening, was signed by former hostages Shani Goren, Arbel Yehoud, Ada Sagi, Nili Margalit, and Karina Engelbert, as well as more than 70 relatives of former captives, including from the Bibas, Calderon, Avigdori, and Or families.

The following is the full text of the letter.

Given everything we know and everything we have personally endured regarding the harsh treatment of the families — treatment that has caused real harm to the effort to bring the hostages home — it would be better for Mr. Hirsch to remain silent.

For two years, Hirsch presented the families of the hostages with false........

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