Relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza stepped up their protest Monday by disrupting a parliament committee meeting, yelling “Get up from your chairs!” and chanting “All of them - now!”.

“I want my son alive. Not in a coffin or a black bag,” one mother shouted, according to euronews.com.

Dozens of captives were released in November as part of a cease-fire and an exchange that freed some Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

The government so far has refused to negotiate another such trade.

The protest came after Israel's government announced the death of another hostage and appears far from achieving its goals of freeing more than 100 others and crushing Hamas.

Israeli officials say fighting likely will continue for months and Hamas says it won't free more hostages until a cease-fire.

The relatives of hostages have accelerated their protests in recent days, demanding the government do more to get their loved ones released.

On Sunday night, family members set up a protest tent in Jerusalem and vowed to stay there until the government reached a deal to free some hostages.