The parents of Hersh Golderg-Polin, an Israeli-American taken hostage on October 7, say their son has died.
“With broken hearts, the Goldberg-Polin family is devastated to announce the death of their beloved son and brother, Hersh. The family thanks you all for your love and support and asks for privacy at this time,” the family says in a post on Facebook.
It is unclear if the news is connected to the Israel Defense Force’s announcement Saturday night that it was working to identify bodies it had found in Gaza suspected of being slain hostages.
There is no immediate comment from the IDF.
The California native was taken hostage as he tried to escape terrorists invading the Nova music festival, losing his hand in a grenade blast. He was seen in a video being taken into Gaza still alive, and appeared in a Hamas propaganda video in April.
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