Hostage's Mother Demands Investigation into October 7 Failures
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
Vicki Cohen, mother of a released hostage, publicly accused the Israeli government of evading responsibility for the October 7 Hamas attack and demanded a state investigation. She claimed the attack stemmed from years of "dangerous policy" and alleged Israeli funding of Hamas. Cohen, whose son Nimrod was held for two years, urged political leaders to take responsibility as security officials have resigned. The rally also included other attack survivors and former hostages.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Vicki Cohen, mother of a released hostage, demanded a state investigation into the October 7 Hamas attack.
- Cohen accused the Israeli government of evading responsibility for the attack, citing 15 years of "dangerous policy."
- She alleged that Israel had funded Hamas and the tunnels where her son Nimrod was held captive.
- Nimrod Cohen was abducted on October 7, 2023, and released in October 2025.
- Cohen stated that political leadership must now take responsibility as security officials have resigned.
- The rally in Tel Aviv also featured other attack survivors and former hostages.
Vicki Cohen, mother of a released hostage, has accused the Israeli government of evading responsibility for the events of October 7, 2023. Speaking at a rally in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, attended by thousands, Cohen called for the establishment of a state commission to investigate the Hamas attack.
Cohen asserted that the attack was the result of 15 years of "dangerous policy," alleging that Israel had funded Hamas and the construction of tunnels where her son, Nimrod, was held captive. Nimrod was abducted on October 7, 2023, and released in October 2025. She expressed that the country she trusted to protect her son failed to ensure his safety.
Instead of admitting responsibility, Cohen believes the government is obstructing the creation of an independent state commission to determine the circumstances of the attack. "I will not allow the truth about what happened on October 7 to be buried, just as my son was buried underground, in dark tunnels, for two years," she stated.
Cohen highlighted that security officials have already resigned, and she feels the political leadership must now take responsibility. She was joined at the rally by approximately two dozen attack survivors, including former hostages Yocheved Lifshitz and Gadi Moses. Addressing Israelis ahead of elections, Cohen urged them to remember the abducted, the fallen soldiers, the massacre survivors, the wounded, and the families whose lives were irrevocably changed.
"We are the people. The power is in our hands," she declared. The article also briefly mentions a separate report about a potential Israeli military operation, with suspicions that Hamas in Turkey might be behind a recent attack near Hebron, potentially leading to an Israeli retaliatory strike.
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