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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Crabbe

Father of Israeli hostage says Netanyahu is ‘stalling’ ceasefire deal

Yehuda Cohen, father of Nimrod Cohen, one of the hostages still held in Gaza, speaking to the media at the Israeli embassy in London (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

The father of an Israeli hostage has called for pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move the ceasefire deal forward.

Yehuda Cohen, father of 20-year-old Israeli hostage Nimrod Cohen, was speaking at the Israeli embassy in central London, where he criticised Mr Netanyahu for “stalling” the deal with Hamas which could lead to the return of his son from Gaza.

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