Israeli-American citizen became one of the best-known 7 October captives taken by Hamas as his parents pressed world leaders for their help
Family confirmed the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American hostage in Gaza, hours after Israel’s army said it had discovered a number of bodies there during combat and its military was working on removing and identifying them.
The Israeli military (IDF) asked the public to refrain from speculation about the identities of the dead. The US president, Joe Biden, said his office was in contact with the Israelis and confirmed that they had discovered bodies in Gaza but he was not at liberty to give identities.