Israeli-American Among 6 Hostages Killed by Hamas in Gaza

Hersh Goldberg-Polin was among the bodies of six hostages that the Israel Defense Forces said it had recently recovered from an underground tunnel in Gaza.

Rachel and Jon, the parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin who was kidnapped in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, hold their son’s photo as they call for his release, in Nirim, Israel, on Aug. 29, 2024. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage by Hamas from a music concert in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, has been killed in the Gaza Strip, his family says.

In a statement early Sunday morning, the family issued a statement confirming the loss of their 23-year-old son 330 days after he was taken from southern Israel. They said the Israeli army had confirmed locating his body in Gaza.