Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, criticizes protesters for using the hostages as a means to promote unrelated goals. He expresses his disapproval of the protesters holding casual gatherings near his home and accuses them of turning the hostages into currency. Edelstein also backtracks on his initial support for the arrests of three women who placed flyers featuring the images of the hostages in his synagogue. The women's detention is now under investigation by the police.