The hostages, taken by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack, were recovered in a tunnel under Rafah, President Joe Biden said.
Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin who was taken hostage in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, attend a demonstration by the families of people taken captive calling for their release, near Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel by the border with Gaza on Aug. 29, 2024.Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli American taken hostage in the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, is among six hostages whose bodies were recovered Saturday.
It said the IDF and Shin Bet recovered the bodies from the tunnel and brought them back to Israeli territory. It said all had been taken hostage on Oct. 7 and murdered by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Vice President Kamala Harris mourned Goldberg-Polin's death, staying in a statement that her prayers are with his parents and "everyone who knew and loved Hersh." She also strongly condemned Hamas, calling it "an evil terrorist organization" that now has "even more American blood on its hands."
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