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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Hamas publishes propaganda video with signs of life from hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Hamas terror group has published a new propaganda video showing signs of life from 23-year-old Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
In the nearly three-minute-long video, Goldberg-Polin, who is seen missing one of his hands, identifies himself and asks the Israeli government to return them home.
The video is not dated, but Goldberg-Polin says he has been held captive for “nearly 200 days,” indicating it was filmed recently.
Goldberg-Polin was abducted from the Supernova rave near Re’im on the morning of October 7.
Videos from the Hamas onslaught have shown that Goldberg-Polin’s arm was blown off from the elbow down, as the Hamas terrorists lobbed grenades into a shelter where he and others who tried to escape the party hid.
Related: Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s parents contemplate Passover with their son in captivity
Hamas has previously issued similar videos of hostages it is holding, in what Israel says is deplorable psychological warfare.
Most Israeli media do not carry the video clips themselves.
