Yehuda Cohen, father of kidnapped soldier Nimrod, said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "sabotaging hostage deals for political survival at the expense of the hostages' suffering and the blood of IDF soldiers." In an interview with ynet studio, he was asked if he received updates about his son's condition and replied: "They showed us videos of him. Hamas made videos of him like they did with Matan Tzangoker." He added: "There is no reason why we should stop fighting for our son Nimrod's life." Yizhar Lifshitz, son of Yocheved who was released and Oded who was murdered in captivity, said: "I don't agree with the statement that the Prime Minister decided to sacrifice the hostages, but he is playing a very dangerous game in which we could lose 10 hostages and 18 casualties."