Yotam Cohen, whose brother Soldier Nimrod Cohen has been held captive by Hamas for 681 days, told ynet at a demonstration for the release of hostages in Rehovot that "the goal today is to shut down the country. Nimrod and 19 other hostages are being held alive and tortured, and 30 more hostages need to return home for burial. It's unacceptable that people sit in air conditioning enjoying their morning coffee while Nimrod is being tortured in interrogations and starved for Hamas propaganda. The people of Israel need boundaries."