Two of the missing people from California are from Berkeley and Fresno, respectively.
Families of Israeli Americans from California that are still missing are speaking out after Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel over the weekend.Families of Israeli Americans that are still missing are speaking out after Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel over the weekend.And on Tuesday, they're calling on the U.S. government for help.
Those were the last texts Rachel Goldberg got from her son, 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli American from Berkeley, Saturday morning, shortly after the first bomb sirens went off in Jerusalem."They were all civilians at a music festival and they were fish in a barrel, sitting in this bomb shelter, terrorists came to the door, they were throwing grenades in, shooting machine guns and we know that Hersh's arm from the elbow down, was severed," Goldberg said.
He said he's directed his "team to share intelligence and deploy additional experts from across the United States government to consult with and advise Israeli counterparts on hostage recovery efforts." Biden also said in his address, "We stand with Israel. And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens -- defend itself and respond to this attack."Dan Cohen, a longtime former Oakland resident now living in Israel working in communications, said first and foremost, the families are seeking information.
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