American among 6 hostages executed by Hamas; Biden 'devastated and outraged'

Jonathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, attend a demonstration by the families of the hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Palestinian militants calling for the hostages' release, near Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel by the border with Gaza on August 29, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.

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By Anugrah Kumar - Posted at The Christian Post:

The Israeli military confirmed the execution of six hostages, including an American, by Hamas in Gaza, a revelation that has plunged Israel into deep grief and ignited debate over its government's handling of ceasefire negotiations.

In a grim discovery beneath the Gaza city of Rafah, the bodies of two women and four men, including 23-year-old American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were found in a tunnel.

U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed Goldberg-Polin's death, saying in a statement that he is "devastated and outraged."

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