Yotam, the brother of captured soldier Nimrod Cohen, said at a demonstration for the release of hostages near the Kirya in Tel Aviv that "yesterday we heard that Netanyahu decided to sabotage another deal and seal the fate of 20 hostages and 100 soldiers in Gaza City. And what's the excuse this time? This time he wants a partial deal." According to him, "when Hamas wants a partial deal Netanyahu wants a full one - and vice versa. Excuses every time and not a single hostage has returned yet. You have no mandate to stop the war and sentence hostages to death."