Lower thirds: 

0:03  Report by / Tania Krämer
0:20  Yehuda Cohen / Father of hostage
1:00  Daphna / Protester
1:52  Yehuda Cohen / Father of hostage
2:48  Yehuda Cohen / Father of hostage

Script:

A sit-in in Tel Aviv, in front of the Likud party headquarters – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party.  
 
Among the demonstrators is Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod has been held by Hamas in Gaza for 22 months. He wants his son back. '

00:19 
+++Yehuda Cohen, father of hostage, ENGLISH:
“Only ending the war in a full withdrawal of the IDF from the Gaza Strip will bring all the hostages. The reason it's not happening is because Netanyahu is only working for his personal interest, Netanyahu is only working for his coalition’s interest. We have those Smotrich and Ben Gvir, who said out loud: they don’t want to end the war. Not ending the war is actually saying, we don't want Nimrod Cohen, my son, be released. That's what they're saying.” +++
 
And that’s even though there is widespread support among Israelis to end the war to get all the hostages out. 
 
00:59
+++VOX Daphna, protester, HEBREW:
“The  thing that eighty-five percent of the people want is to stop the war and return all the hostages, all of them, all fifty, forty-nine male hostages and one female hostage, of whom we know of twenty,  who are still alive. To bring everyone back in an agreement, in one stroke and to stop this terrible war, which at this point we understand only serves the government.”  +++ 
 
According to the deal that was being discussed by Israel and Hamas, only half of the 20 living hostages would be allowed home.  
 
It’s sparked a painful debate about who gets to decide their fate. 
 
Yehuda Cohen last heard from his son through other hostages released in February.  
 
He was captured while serving as a soldier at the Gaza border on 7 October.   
 
01:51
+++ Yehuda Cohen, father of hostage, ENGLISH:
“My son Nimrod, a soldier, one of the youngest there. He's not a father. He's not wounded. He doesn't have any diseases, so he'll be the last to come out. I must admit. But you know, truth is the truth. That's why we are fighting for a total deal, for releasing all the hostages. That's why we're fighting for the end of the war.” +++  
 
The group moves on to join a larger demonstration at Habima Square in central Tel Aviv.  

02:26 
Some Israelis hold pictures of Palestinian children killed in Gaza and the hunger crisis. But the humanitarian situation in Gaza is not the main focus of the protest here.  It’s about the hostages and their plight in captivity.  
 
Yehuda Cohen is frustrated about the lack of progress.   
 
02:48
+++Yehuda Cohen, father of a hostage, ENGLISH:  
“We didn’t raise hopes with what’s going on because we saw it in the past, we saw it more than a year now, along with Netanyahu sabotaging a deal. Unfortunately, we are used to it. We are not raising hope because we don't want to be disappointment, disappointed and we are disappointed.  +++  
 
Yehuda Cohen says he tries to keep going, but his faith in the government to secure a deal soon remains low. 

Script:

A sit-in in Tel Aviv, in front of the Likud party headquarters – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party.  
 
Among the demonstrators is Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod has been held by Hamas in Gaza for 22 months. He wants his son back. '

00:19 
+++Yehuda Cohen, father of hostage, ENGLISH:
“Only ending the war in a full withdrawal of the IDF from the Gaza Strip will bring all the hostages. The reason it's not happening is because Netanyahu is only working for his personal interest, Netanyahu is only working for his coalition’s interest. We have those Smotrich and Ben Gvir, who said out loud: they don’t want to end the war. Not ending the war is actually saying, we don't want Nimrod Cohen, my son, be released. That's what they're saying.” +++
 
And that’s even though there is widespread support among Israelis to end the war to get all the hostages out. 
 
00:59
+++VOX Daphna, protester, HEBREW:
“The  thing that eighty-five percent of the people want is to stop the war and return all the hostages, all of them, all fifty, forty-nine male hostages and one female hostage, of whom we know of twenty,  who are still alive. To bring everyone back in an agreement, in one stroke and to stop this terrible war, which at this point we understand only serves the government.”  +++ 
 
According to the deal that was being discussed by Israel and Hamas, only half of the 20 living hostages would be allowed home.  
 
It’s sparked a painful debate about who gets to decide their fate. 
 
Yehuda Cohen last heard from his son through other hostages released in February.  
 
He was captured while serving as a soldier at the Gaza border on 7 October.   
 
01:51
+++ Yehuda Cohen, father of hostage, ENGLISH:
“My son Nimrod, a soldier, one of the youngest there. He's not a father. He's not wounded. He doesn't have any diseases, so he'll be the last to come out. I must admit. But you know, truth is the truth. That's why we are fighting for a total deal, for releasing all the hostages. That's why we're fighting for the end of the war.” +++  
 
The group moves on to join a larger demonstration at Habima Square in central Tel Aviv.  

02:26 
Some Israelis hold pictures of Palestinian children killed in Gaza and the hunger crisis. But the humanitarian situation in Gaza is not the main focus of the protest here.  It’s about the hostages and their plight in captivity.  
 
Yehuda Cohen is frustrated about the lack of progress.   
 
02:48
+++Yehuda Cohen, father of a hostage, ENGLISH:  
“We didn’t raise hopes with what’s going on because we saw it in the past, we saw it more than a year now, along with Netanyahu sabotaging a deal. Unfortunately, we are used to it. We are not raising hope because we don't want to be disappointment, disappointed and we are disappointed.  +++  
 
Yehuda Cohen says he tries to keep going, but his faith in the government to secure a deal soon remains low.