Hostage’s family recognizes him in Hamas propaganda video

Nimrod Cohen, who was abducted from a tank on October 7th, seen alive and hugging now-free hosage Yair Horn in Hamas video.

By World Israel News Staff

The family of kidnapped Israeli soldier Nimrod Cohen recognized him in a propaganda video released by the Hamas over the weekend, despite the terror group’s attempt to disguise his identity.

On Saturday, Hamas published a video of brothers Yair and Eitan Horn tearfully saying goodbye to each other as Yair was set to be released while Eitan would remain in captivity.

Yair Horn was returned to Israel in mid-February and has since advocated publicly for the return of his brother and the other hostages.

In the video, several other captives can be seen, although their faces were blurred out by the terror group, presumably to cause further psychological torment to the hostages’ families.

Cohen’s family told Hebrew-language media outlets that they could positively identify Nimrod, who is seen hugging Horn as he leaves, by a distinctive tattoo on his forearm, which Hamas did not cover up.

“My son Nimrod is a soldier who was kidnapped from a burning tank. He is alive, and he and all the kidnapped people are crying out to us from the inferno to save them now. All of them, and in one fell swoop,” Cohen told activists at a Tel Aviv protest on Saturday evening.

Cohen, who has been extremely critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urged President Donald Trump to ensure that the hostage deal continues.

The father accused Netanyahu of “dragging his feet” regarding stage two of the ceasefire agreement, which would see an official end to the war and complete IDF withdrawal from the Strip.

Hamas has signaled that it is not interested in prolonging the first phase of the deal.

The truce officially ended on Sunday, though it’s unclear if either side will quickly return to fighting.