Nimrod Cohen Spent a Year and a Half in a Cage. His Captors Showed Him No Mercy. This Week, He Returned Smiling

The courtyard of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, a day after the hostages’ return. Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod has just been released, takes advantage of the time between the checkups and steals away for a cigarette. He’s not a sentimental type, Yehuda. Not one to be swept up by emotions. But earlier this week, after two years of struggle, a broad smile lit up his face. A smile of release.