From ‘This is my son. No arm — it’s been 47 days’: Mother shows pope picture of her hostage son
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Rachel Goldberg, whose son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, had his arm blown off and was then taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7 at the Supernova desert rave, shows footage of the attack to Pope Francis, during a meeting he held with families of the hostages in the Vatican this morning.
“This is my son,” says Goldberg, holding up her cellphone to the pope. “No arm — it’s been 47 days.”
"This is my son. No arm. It's been 47 days"
Rachel Goldberg, mother of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, shows the Pope the last footage she has of her son. His arm was blown off by Hamas before he was taken hostage 47 days ago.@Pontifex met today with relatives of hostages held… pic.twitter.com/F0D8Ga9MHs
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