Family of Israeli hostage releases new visuals showing his capture

💔Nimrod Cohen’s family released two photos from his abduction that the IDF uncovered in Gaza.

The family reportedly plans to release a full video later. pic.twitter.com/v4YD03tON7

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) August 25, 2025

In the video, Cohen can be seen being pulled from a military vehicle by Hamas gunmen and led into the Gaza Strip.

🚨Cleared For Publication.Shocking footage of the October 7 massacre: Hamas terrorists remove Nimrod Cohen from his tank and kidnap him to Gaza. pic.twitter.com/piSAj6RiJ2

— Mark Israel (@MarkIsrael107) August 25, 2025

According to the Families’ Headquarters for the Return of the Abductees, the release of the footage is part of its ongoing efforts to keep the abductees’ plight in the public eye and increase pressure on the government to secure their release.

“What you see in the video is the greatest nightmare for a mother in the State of Israel. My son, helpless, taken and brutally dragged to hell, and I, as a mother, have nothing to do,” his mother, Viki Cohen, said.

689 days in Hamas captivity

Cohen, who was 19 years old at the time of his abduction has now spent 689 days in captivity in the Gaza Strip. He was the only survivor of four soldiers who were in a tank that was attacked by Hamas terrorists with RPG fire and explosive devices.

The video surfaces at a time when the families of nearly 50 hostages, who are still being held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, are becoming desperate to secure their release. With the IDF launching the operation to take over Gaza, they have expressed fears for the safety of their loved ones.

The families are also holding near-daily protests calling on the government to reach a deal with Hamas for their safe return. While around 50 of the 251 people who were abducted on October 7, 2023 are still in Gaza, the IDF believes that only around 20 are alive. The rest were either killed during the October 2023 attack or while in captivity, according to Israeli officials.

However, on Monday, US President Donald Trump told reporters that a few more may have died since. There are “probably a little bit less than 20 because I think one or two are gone.”

Trump did not elaborate on what his estimate is based on.