Ditza Or, mother of hostage Avinatán Or, responded to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks at his press conference, saying that "Netanyahu used the support I gave him to make partial deals that leave Avinatán in hell." According to her, "Throughout the entire process, he promised me that he would return Avinatán any moment now, despite knowing he wouldn't do it. That he couldn't or wouldn't do it. Netanyahu misled me, as well as this entire nation."