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Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin has died, his household introduced Sunday morning.
Goldberg-Polin, 23, was kidnapped at a music pageant in southern Israel in the course of the October 7 Hamas assault on the Jewish state. He misplaced a part of his left arm to a grenade within the assault.
His physique was discovered on Saturday within the tunnels beneath Rafah, together with 5 different hostages, after they had been killed by Hamas.
He’s a twin American-Israeli citizen who immigrated to Israel together with his household in 2008 on the age of seven, in response to an announcement from his household. He’s survived by his dad and mom, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, and his two sisters.
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Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin is useless. (Israeli Protection Minister)
Household and pals of Goldberg-Polin traveled the world to demand his launch, assembly with world leaders, together with Biden administration officers.
President Biden stated he was “devastated and outraged” by the information of Goldberg-Polin’s loss of life.
“It’s as tragic as it’s reprehensible,” he stated. “Make no mistake, Hamas leaders pays for these crimes. And we are going to proceed to work day and evening to safe a deal to safe the discharge of the remaining hostages.”
Vice President Kamala Harris, additionally the Democratic presidential candidate, stated she is praying for Goldberg-Polin’s family members as they grieve his loss.
“Hamas is an evil terrorist group,” Harris stated. “With these murders, Hamas has extra American blood on its fingers. I strongly condemn Hamas’ continued brutality, and so should the world. From the mass homicide of 1,200 individuals to sexual violence, hostage-taking, and these murders, Hamas’ depravity is clear and horrific.”
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Goldberg-Polin, 23, was kidnapped at a music pageant in southern Israel in the course of the Hamas assault on October 7. (IDF state)
“The menace Hamas poses to the individuals of Israel — and Americans in Israel — should be eradicated, and Hamas can not management Gaza,” she added. “The Palestinian individuals have additionally suffered below Hamas’ rule for practically 20 years.”
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The opposite our bodies recovered on Saturday are these of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Sergeant Ori Danino.
The six victims had been shot by their captors shortly earlier than the arrival of the Israel Protection Forces, the IDF stated. Israeli President Isaac Herzog stated he “embraces their households with all his coronary heart and apologizes for not having the ability to deliver them house safely.”
“A couple of hours in the past, we knowledgeable the households that the our bodies of their family members had been discovered by IDF forces in an underground tunnel in Rafah,” IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated in an announcement. “In accordance with our preliminary evaluation, they had been brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly earlier than we reached them.”
Fox Information’ Yonat Friling contributed to this report.
