Hostage soldier’s mom says captives ‘undergoing Holocaust while Netanyahu is on a luxury vacation’

Hostage families urge US President Donald Trump for help in freeing the Israelis held captive by Hamas terrorists and Gaza while hitting out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for spending the weekend in Budapest.

“While the hostages are undergoing a Holocaust and drinking water from toilets in captivity, Netanyahu is on a luxury vacation in Europe,” says Vicki Cohen, mother of hostage soldier Nimrod Cohen. “A year ago we stood here and declared that Netanyahu is the obstacle to a deal. We were right!”

Appealing to Trump, the cousin of freed hostage Ofer Calderon says the pressure he applied led to the release of the hostages during the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal that has since lapsed.

“You are the only one who can bring a stop to the war and bring everyone home at once. All the other threats can be dealt with after all the hostages are returned,” says Yifat Calderon.