Hamas video shows Bay Area-born hostage alive but with an amputated arm


by SFGate

SFGate— A video of Bay Area-born Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who has been held by Hamas as a hostage for more than six months, was released to the United States government on Monday, which in turn made contact with Goldberg-Polin’s family, according to CNN. Goldberg-Polin was abducted from the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, as reported previously by SFGATE. He was born in Berkeley before moving to Israel when he was in elementary school. He is a citizen of Israel and the United States, the Los...

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Hamas releases video showing well-known Israeli-American hostage. JERUSALEM >> Hamas released a hostage video on Wednesday showing a well-known Israeli-American man who was among scores of people abducted by the militants in the attack that ignited the war in Gaza.

KRQE News 13—Hamas releases hostage video showing well-known Israeli-American. The video was the first sign of life of Hersh Goldberg-Polin since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, and its release ignited new protests in Jerusalem calling on the government to do more to secure the captives' release.

The Washington Times—Hamas releases video showing Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Hamas released a hostage video on Wednesday showing a well-known Israeli-American man who was among scores of people abducted by the militants in the attack that ignited the war in Gaza.