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The Israeli military has identified the bodies of six hostages, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, recovered from a Gaza tunnel. The hostages were allegedly killed in Israeli bombardment in the area.
The hostages, abducted during Hamas’ October 7 attack, were reportedly killed during an Israeli strike on Hamas positions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already facing urgent calls to negotiate a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages.
The Israeli army identified the hostages as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, and Alexander Lobanov, all of whom were abducted from a music festival on October 7. The sixth hostage, Carmel Gat, was taken from the nearby farming community of Be’eri.
The family of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin confirmed his death early Sunday, bringing an end to a tireless campaign by his parents to secure his release, which included meetings with world leaders and an address at the Democratic convention last month.
Goldberg-Polin, 23, had been captured by militants at the music festival in southern Israel and had lost part of his left arm to a grenade during the attack. In April, a Hamas-issued video showed him missing his left hand and speaking under duress, which sparked new protests in Israel urging the government to do more to secure the hostages’ release.
