Dozens of women, children and teenagers being held hostage in the Gaza Strip were freed during a weeklong ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Now that the truce has collapsed and fighting has resumed, relatives of the men still in captivity fear their loved ones will be forgotten.

Since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, Israelis have rallied by the thousands for the return of the roughly 240 hostages taken during the assault. Negotiations for a hostage swap in exchange for Palestinian prisoners were centered from the beginning on women, children and teenagers, eventually leading to the release of 105 hostages.

That leaves more than 100 men among the people believed to still be held in Gaza.

“As soon as you leave just men behind, somehow it matters less to people,” said Tomer Or, 29, whose 30-year-old brother Avinatan is still held. “The headline is less attention-grabbing.”

Or’s brother was taken hostage at an outdoor music festival along with his girlfriend, Noa Argamani, 25. Both are among the 137 hostages still in captivity — 117 of whom are male, according to Israeli officials.