Yehuda Cohen, father of abducted soldier Nimrod Cohen, said during a statement by families of hostages at Begin Gate in the Kirya in Tel Aviv that "my son Nimrod marked his second birthday in captivity this week." According to him, "On October 7, he fought for the State of Israel and for 652 days now the government has abandoned him. Hundreds of heroic soldiers have fallen in the Gaza war, none of them should have been scratched to bring home Nimrod and the rest of the hostages - all can be returned through an agreement. It is possible and necessary to end the war in exchange for a comprehensive agreement."