Simcha and Leah Goldin, parents of Lt. Hadar Goldin held by Hamas, responded by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett that Israel was operating leverage on Hamas to bring the missing persons out.
"Israel has released at least four live terrorists in Gaza in recent weeks - Farooq Yasmin of Jabaliah (10/2), Hani Fathi Salim (20/1), Mohammed Sa'ed and Mu'ataz Matuk (17/1). 58 of the Shalit terrorists released as part of Operation Return Brothers were rearrested. Israel has already released 13 of them without demanding anything in return. The Defense Minister knows the data," they said.