Hersh Goldberg-Polin: One of the most recognizable faces of the heart-wrenching Israel hostage crisis

CNN — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the most recognizable faces of the heart-wrenching hostage crisis that sparked the Israel-Hamas war, has died at the hands of his captors, according to the Israeli military, bringing a crushing end to a tireless and high-profile international campaign by his parents to secure his release. Goldberg-Polin, alongside hostages Eden Yerushalmi and Carmel Gat, were slated to be released as part of the “humanitarian category” based on the framework Israel and Hamas agreed to in early July, the officials said. “It’s way too late for the six who have been killed, but it’s time to reach an agreement.” Video Ad Feedback Hear what the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin said at the Democratic National Convention 08:14 - Source: CNN Heartbreak of hostage families The fate of Goldberg-Polin had tied the fate of the hostages and US policy over the Israel-Gaza war more inextricably together. Since their son’s abduction, “we live on another planet,” his mother Rachel Goldberg-Polin said. Terrorists began to throw grenades into the shelter, Aner stood in the doorway and repelled seven of those grenades before the eighth one killed him,” Rachel Goldberg-Polin said.