Rubi Hen, father of fallen hostage Itay Hen, responded to Knesset Finance Committee Chairman Hanoch Milikowski's statement that "we shouldn't turn the country upside down over bodies," saying in a ynet studio interview that "rape suspect Milikowski is a person who doesn't understand what it means to be in the army." According to Hen, the Knesset member "doesn't understand the significance of bringing back soldiers from battle who defended him. He misspoke." Hen added that "once upon a time in Likud, senior figures would put such a person in his place and silence him, today in Likud everyone says whatever they want."