Yehuda Cohen, father of hostage Nimrod Cohen, criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with ynet, saying 'his government refuses to release hostages. Idan Alexander was freed by the American administration over Netanyahu's head, he tried to derail the deal six weeks ago.' According to him, 'After Trump was elected, Idan's conditions improved. We know that Trump, unlike Netanyahu, is the one who freed hostages and maintains his commitment to reaching a deal. Their commitment is total, they have a humanitarian approach to ending wars.'