Goldberg-Polin's family wants the video shown to keep pressure on the Israeli government to secure the release of Hamas hostages.
Hamas released a propaganda video Wednesday that shows an injured Israeli-American hostage, Hersh Goldberg-Polin.Scripps News spoke with the family right after Goldberg-Polin was taken hostage.
They said they were desperately worried that he might not be alive because of a grenade injury they saw that he suffered during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on a music festival in Israel.Scripps News does not normally air propaganda videos — but Goldberg-Polin's family says they want it to be shown because they want to keep the pressure up on the Israeli government to secure the release of the remaining hostages.
Scripps News cannot confirm exactly when the video was recorded. In it, Goldberg-Polin references the 200-day mark since his capture."Seeing a video of Hersh today is overwhelming," father John Goldberg-Polin said."We're relieved to see him alive, but we are also concerned about his health and well-being as well as that of all of the other hostages and all of those suffering in this region.
"We're here today with a plea to all of the leaders of the parties who have been negotiating to date, that includes Qatar, Egypt, the United States, Hamas and Israel," John Goldberg-Polin said."Be brave. Lean in, seize this moment and get a deal done to reunite all of us with our loved ones and to end the suffering in this region." Israel at War
Families of hostages held in Gaza call for collective action Scripps News Staff 11:38 AM, Apr 19, 2024
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