Vicky Cohen, mother of kidnapped soldier Nimrod Cohen, said in a statement at the beginning of the day of protests for the hostages that "I hope these words reach our dear ones who have been languishing for 681 days, and give them some hope. The people of Israel have not forgotten you for a moment, we are all with you." Lishi Miran-Lavi, wife of hostage Omri Miran, called "to stop everything for the return of the 50 hostages. The mobilization from the bottom up is amazing." Anat Engrest, whose son Matan has been held captive by Hamas for 681 days, added: "We are stopping everything to remember the value of the sanctity of life."