Hostage’s father says IDF withholding videos of son in captivity

The father of hostage Nimrod Cohen says the IDF is refusing to release to his family videos that troops obtained of his son in captivity.

Yehuda Cohen tells the Ynet news site that the IDF allowed the family to watch the short clips several weeks ago and said it was looking into the possibility of releasing the videos to the public, but has yet to provide an update since.

“How long does it take to release a video of a few seconds? As his father, I have the right to receive any material about him, especially when it is material that does not endanger sources, and especially given how important public awareness of his condition is,” Cohen says.

He says he doesn’t know exactly when the videos were shot, but adds they’re from over a year ago.

“You see him in the video saying his name and that he is a resident of Rehovot and something along the lines of ‘It’s time to release us,’ Cohen recalls.