Or Yaakov, who was kidnapped from Nir Oz along with his brother Yigal and their father Yair who was murdered on October 7, said at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv that he "needs to know father is here to return to life. Why are we waiting more than 600 days just to bury him? Even those who are no longer alive deserve to return and be buried here." Yigal, Or's brother who was also released during the first hostage deal, shared at the square that one day in captivity, the terrorists beat him for crying. He noted that they "beat me until I screamed for them to stop."