The family of Israeli soldier Nimrod Cohen on Monday published previously unseen photos and video that show Hamas gunmen pulling the 19-year-old from his tank and dragging him, bloodied, into the Gaza Strip during the Oct. 7 2023 attack. The material, filmed by the militants and later recovered by Israel Defense Forces troops operating in Gaza, is the clearest evidence to date of Cohen’s abduction. Relatives said they released the images to intensify pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to conclude an agreement for the roughly 50 hostages who remain in captivity. “What you’re seeing is every mother’s worst nightmare,” Cohen’s mother, Vicki, said in a statement circulated with the footage. The move adds to a widening public campaign against Netanyahu’s handling of the 22-month-old conflict. The family of Itay Chen, an Israeli soldier killed on Oct. 7 whose body is still held in Gaza, accused the premier of “sacrificing hostages for political needs,” while other families and several commentators contend that the war is being prolonged for his domestic advantage. Senior Israel Defense Forces officers have privately advocated ending the campaign, according to local reports, but Netanyahu has resisted calls for a cease-fire. Negotiations over a potential prisoner exchange remain stalled, and the newly released footage has renewed scrutiny of the government’s strategy and its ability to bring the captives home.