Merav Daniel, the mother of kidnapped fallen soldier Oz Daniel, delivered a statement near the Kirya base in Tel Aviv, saying, "705 days have passed since Oz was kidnapped. 'We defeated Hamas' – we've heard this dozens of times over the last 20 months from political, intelligence and security officials. How much longer will we hear these things until we move to the real objective?" According to her, "The current operations endanger the safety of the living hostages and the return of the fallen for burial. First bring back the hostages, don't leave anyone behind."