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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, September 15, 2024. (Andrew Medichini/AP)
September 15, 2024, 3:22 pm
Pope says mother of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin is on his mind
Pontiff recalls meeting Rachel Goldberg-Polin last year, says he was struck by her humanity; urges end to fighting and hatred, freedom for captives in Gaza
By AFP and ToI Staff
Rachel Goldberg-Polin (right) and Jon Polin, parents of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin who was murdered by his Hamas captors, speak in a video published on their social media accounts, September 12, 2024 (Screenshot via social media).
September 12, 2024, 10:58 pm
Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s parents call to keep fighting for hostages ‘before it’s too late’
Jon and Rachel say murder of their son and 5 others in tunnel ‘could have and should have been avoided’; Netanyahu repeats claim Hamas ‘turned down’ latest deal proposal
By ToI Staff
Israelis call for a ceasefire-hostage deal to secure the release of those held captive by the Hamas terror group in Gaza; Tel Aviv, September 7, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 8, 2024, 3:39 am
Organizers claim largest-ever rally in Tel Aviv as calls for hostage deal intensify
Groups behind demonstrations estimate 500,000 at main protest, 250,000 at other rallies around country; police scuffle with activists blocking roads, arrest five
By Noam Lehmann, Iddo Schejter, Elana Kirsh and ToI Staff
Friends and family attend the funeral of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin at Har HaMenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem, September 2, 2024. By the grave of the slain hostage is draped the banner of the Hapoel Jerusalem soccer team. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 6, 2024, 2:04 pm
Hapoel FC unveils jersey honoring fan Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Design features slain hostage’s face, surrounded by phrases ‘may your memory be a revolution’ and ‘a child of light, love and peace’; team was loud voice calling for his return
By jacob gurvis
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a press conference at the end of his one-day visit to Haiti, at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. 5, 2024. (Roberto Schmidt/Pool photo via AP)
September 6, 2024, 12:45 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 6: Day 336 – Blinken spins positive on potential hostage deal
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses latest comments from US secretary of state regarding negotiation sticking points, reviews remarks by Trump on Israel
By ToI Staff
A Hamas propaganda video of Hersh Goldberg-Polin released on September 5, 2024. (Screen capture/X)
September 6, 2024, 5:14 am
‘It must serve as wakeup call’: Hersh’s family okays release of Hamas propaganda clip
Goldberg-Polins say video should spark action to release hostages; in undated footage, American-Israeli urges relatives to ‘stay strong,’ just as they told him to do for 11 months
By Jacob Magid
Ambassador Danny Danon speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the United Nations headquarters on August 22, 2024, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
September 5, 2024, 12:45 pm
‘Shadows of children’: UN Security Council hears of plight of child hostages in Gaza
Ambassador Danon claims discussion is first time Security Council addressed issue of Israeli hostages in Gaza, emphasizes accounts of sexual abuse in captivity, accuses UN of apathy
By ToI Staff
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks during a Jewish American Heritage Month event, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 20, 2024. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
September 4, 2024, 11:23 am
Emhoff ‘gutted’ over Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s killing, hails hostage’s parents’ strength
US second gentleman says American-Israeli’s death ‘feels personal’ to him and VP Harris, vows administration ‘working around the clock’ for a hostage-ceasefire deal
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin seen on a screen during the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Jerusalem at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, August 31, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
September 4, 2024, 6:49 am
Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s favorite soccer team mourns death of ‘our friend in the stands’
Hapoel Jerusalem’s left-leaning identity appears to have been draw for slain hostage, a California native whose mother once described as a ‘crunchy granola dreamer’
By jacob gurvis
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) and Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar wave during a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist terror movement, in Gaza City, on December 14, 2017. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
September 4, 2024, 5:10 am
US announces charges against Sinwar, 5 more Hamas chiefs day after Goldberg-Polin burial
Impact of criminal case may be mostly symbolic since terror chief on run and Haniyeh, Deif and Issa dead, but naming Mashaal suggests US may plan to pressure Qatar to hand him over
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin whose body was recovered with five other hostages after they were murdered by Hamas in Gaza, speaks during his funeral in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024. Her husband and daughters are seated behind her. (Gil Cohen-Magen / Pool / AFP)
September 3, 2024, 2:40 am
‘My sweet boy Hersh, we tried so desperately to save you’
The full text of Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s speech at the funeral of her son Hersh, abducted, held captive and murdered by Hamas in Gaza, laid to rest in Jerusalem
Rachel Goldberg-Polin eulogizes her son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, at his funeral in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
September 2, 2024, 10:20 pm
‘We all failed you’: Heartbreak at funeral for Hersh Goldberg-Polin in Jerusalem
Thousands attend burial of dual US-Israeli citizen who became a symbol in the battle for the hostages, and was executed by his Hamas captors along with five others
By Jessica Steinberg and Agencies
A vigil at Columbus Circle in New York City on Sept. 1, 2024 for six hostages killed by Hamas in Gaza. (Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA)
September 2, 2024, 1:31 pm
New Yorkers hold vigil to mourn 6 slain hostages recovered from Gaza
Orna Neutra, whose son Omer is still being held by Hamas, calls on attendees to keep pushing American and Israeli leaders to achieve captives’ freedom
By Jackie Hajdenberg
A rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at Central Park in New York City, on September 1, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 2, 2024, 11:47 am
Biden, Harris to huddle with US negotiators for Gaza deal push after hostage killings
White House working on ‘take it or leave it’ proposal that could spell end of US mediation efforts, Washington Post reports; Israel’s UN envoy demands Security Council convene
By Lazar Berman
Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, parents of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, attend a demonstration by the families of the hostages taken captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, August 29, 2024, days before their son's body was recovered by Israeli forces on August 31, with indications that he had been killed within 48 hours of its recovery. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
September 1, 2024, 10:06 pm
Biden, Harris call parents of slain American hostage, as Western leaders express horror
Diplomats from some 30 countries attend vigil held by hostage families after six captives murdered by Hamas in Gaza; international community urges ceasefire
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid
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