Israel’s military said early Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages from Gaza, including 23-year-old Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who had become widely known due to his family’s efforts to secure his release, including an appearance at last month’s Democratic National Convention.
Goldberg-Polin had served as a Passover program counselor in north Georgia, according to a Sunday statement made by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, and his family created an exhibit at Congregation Shearith Israel in Atlanta in Goldberg-Polin’s honor.
“May God comfort his parents, Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, his sisters, and all those who knew and loved him,” Carr wrote in an X post. “I will continue to proudly stand with and support Israel as it rightly defends itself from Hamas and all who wish to see it eradicated.”
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