Nadav Rudaeff, son of fallen hostage Lior Rudaeff, said at a rally in Hostages Square that "in a parallel world, I would be in Nir Yitzhak right now, at dad's birthday weekend. During the weekend, dad's eyes would be sparkling with happiness at the sight of the family and home he built with mom. Instead, I'm here for the second year in a row, looking for new ways to talk about dad." Rudaeff added that "unfortunately, our story won't have a happy ending. No one will get excited with us watching Tomer and Dagan running to grandpa in the hospital hallway, dad will forever remain 61 years old."