Hostage’s mother says PM’s vague promise of ‘special statement’ is agony for families

The mother of hostage Nimrod Cohen criticizes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his cryptic announcement earlier about a mysterious “special statement” he will make tomorrow evening, saying such a vague pronouncement, seemingly designed to keep the country in suspense, is hell for the families of hostages, who hope for a deal to free their loved ones from Gaza captivity.

“Such a statement right before the holiday throws us into a whirlwind of emotions and indescribable suffering,” Viki Cohen writes on social media.

She says the single statement she hopes to hear from the premier is that he was stopping the war and bringing back all hostages.

“Any other statement will break my heart,” she says. “I ask that you consider during the holiday what we are going through as we anxiously await your announcement.”

Netanyahu is highly unlikely to announce a breakthrough in talks for a hostage deal, with no progress reported in recent days.