Nadav Miran, the brother of hostage Omri Miran, commented on the hostage deal contacts in an interview with the ynet studio, saying that "expectations are exaggerated. We need to wait for things to develop and not focus on this, already starting to rejoice or putting the cart before the horse." Miran added that "personally, I don't have great disappointment that this deal isn't about to happen, it doesn't guarantee my brother's release, there is no guarantee that a specific hostage will be released. The way negotiations are being conducted cannot lead to the release of the hostages."