Israel-Gaza War: On the 201st day of the war between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel and Hamas fighters in Gaza, the latter released a video of a hostage, which Israeli media described as an Israeli-American He was identified as Hersh Goldberg-Pollin. The video was reportedly published on Telegram.
According to media reports, Hersh Goldberg-Polin was abducted from the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel during a Hamas attack on October 7.
In the video, Hersh Goldberg Pollin is quoted as saying, “I went out with my friends and the next thing I knew, I had serious injuries all over my body and was fighting for my life.”
Mint has not been able to independently verify the video
Notably, 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s mother, Rachel Goldberg, was named to Time magazine’s 2024 TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people.
According to the Jerusalem Post, Rachel and John Goldberg have been working tirelessly since October 7, traveling between Israel, Washington, and New York City, meeting with world leaders and trying to reach an agreement to release the hostages. I’ve been insisting.
The report also states that Hersh Goldberg Pollin was seriously injured by a grenade and lost his left hand during the Hamas attack on the Nova Music Festival.
Israel estimates that 129 of the approximately 250 people abducted in the October 7 Hamas attack remain in Gaza, including 34 who the military says were killed.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a $95 billion war aid package that includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and also includes provisions to force the sale or ban of social media site TikTok in the United States. include.
The announcement marks the end of a long and bitter battle with Congressional Republicans over urgently needed aid to Ukraine.
Biden emphasized that the bill also includes expanded humanitarian relief for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are suffering amid the ongoing Israeli-Hamas war.
Biden said Israel must ensure that humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the bill reaches Gaza “without delay.”
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