Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Israeli American whose family led calls for hostage deal, killed in Gaza
Nearly 11 months after he was taken hostage by Hamas, Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found dead in Gaza.
Nearly 11 months after he was taken hostage by Hamas, Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found dead in Gaza.
President Joe Biden said Saturday night that Goldberg-Polin was among six hostages held by Hamas whose bodies recovered in a tunnel under Rafah. The Israel Defense Forces said Hamas killed the six shortly before Israeli forces reached them.
Hersh Goldberg-Polin in an undated family photo. Courtesy of the Goldberg-Polin Family"Hersh was among the innocents brutally attacked while attending a music festival for peace in Israel on October 7," Biden said. "He lost his arm helping friends and strangers during Hamas’ savage massacre. He had just turned 23. He planned to travel the world."
The Israel Defense Forces identified the five hostages also killed as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Master Sgt. Ori Danino.
Goldberg-Polin was an older brother to two sisters and a fan of the Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team. He was born in the United States and moved to Israel with his family when he was 7, the Hostages Families Forum Headquarters said.
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