The parents of Hersh Goldberg polinAn American kidnapped from Israel on October 7, 2023, and murdered by Hamas terrorists after 11 -month survival, a video plea to President Donald Trump argued after the last hostage.
In a video message that was shared on Instagram, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg polin responded to the release of Burgers Eli Sharabi, 52; Or Levy, 34, and OHAD Ben Ami, 56. They were one of the 250 people who were taken during the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The three lean, brittle -looking Israeli hostages were forced to speak during a Hamas – Transfer ceremony, which ignited indignation, while Israel in turn released nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday.
“We have received the wonderful news that Eli, or Ohad we released today,” said Rachel Goldberg polin in a video that was shared with the “Bring.hersh.home” account, which has collected more than 173,000 followers. “We also felt this real bond with or his family because of and and and and all of them both were kidnapped together from the same bombing on the same pick -up truck on October 7. And in fact the brother, Mikha’el, contacted us on Shabbat Today to tell us that one of or of the first questions he asked his brother this morning was “How’s Hersh?” Because he had assumed that Hersh had been released a long time ago and his brother had to explain that Hersh was murdered five months ago. ”
Jon Polin then addressed Trump, as well as the special envoy of the US at the East Steve Witkoff, and begged them to guarantee the release of the remaining 76 hostages this week.
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Israeli prisoners, from left to right, OHAD Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and or Levy, who have been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since 7 October 2023, are accompanied by Hamas before being transferred to the Red Cross in Dir Al -Balah, Central Gaza Strip, Saturday, February 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
“Seeing the condition of these three hostages, hearing that or had no idea what happened to Hersh, that Eli was not aware of the fate of his wife and his daughters, is just a gut for all of us that we are more have to do, “Jon Polin said. “And I turn directly to President Trump and to Mr. Witkoff, you have shown that you are the only ones who can get this situation moving, move forward and my plea for you, our plea for you now – now that you have the difficult part I have done a deal, let’s not think about phase 1 and phase 3 in many months.
“Godspeed,” added Rachel Goldberg polin.
Hersh Goldberg polin And five other hostages were murdered last August by Hamas terrorists shortly before Israeli troops reached the tunnel where they were held in southern Gaza. Israeli troops restored the six bodies from the tunnel, and Israeli forensic experts said they had been shot at a short distance after surviving in captivity for almost a year.
Israeli prisoner or Levy, who has been held hostage in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is accompanied by Hamas before being transferred to the Red Cross in Deir Al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip, Saturday 8 February 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Goldberg-Polin, a resident of Berkeley, California, went to a music festival when Hamas stormed terrorists in southern Israel, killed around 1200 people and took 250 others hostage. He lost a part of his left arm to a grenade dump during the attack. In April a video from Hamas showed him Forced With his left hand, what caused new protests in Israel.
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In their first hours as free men, the three Israeli hostages who were released on Saturday started confronting the tragic realities to which they returned
Sharabi returned to Israel after 16 months from captivity. He was only told after his return that his wife and two daughters were killed in the attack of 7 October, according to reports in Israeli media.
Hersh Goldberg polin was murdered by Hamas. (Israel’s Minister of Defense)
Levy “was not sure” what happened to his wife on that day, told his mother, Geula, to Israeli media on Saturday, and added that he was not exposed to media reports in Gaza. Levy was taken from a bomb care near the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel and his wife, Einav, was killed in the attack. His mother said he also asked to Goldberg polin, who was abducted from the same bomb care. Levy was reunited on Saturday with his 3-year-old son.
A third released hostage, Ben Ami, was hiding with his wife and three daughters in a hospital corridor. He told them, “I have many things to catch up with.” Ben Ami is a resident of Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the most affected communities on October 7. “I have to get answers to many things, and I know that some of them will be difficult answers,” he said in images released by the office of the Israeli Prime Minister. “I have to know what happened on that day.”
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It was the Fifth swap from hostages For prisoners since the current Israel-Hamas cease-fire started on January 19.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
