Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, is one of 6 Israeli hostages killed by Hamas in Gaza, IDF reports
Israeli forces recovered their bodies in a tunnel in Rafah Saturday. Outraged hostage family group vows major protest against Netanyahu.
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Fast Forward Bodies recovered in Gaza, Israeli army says; hostage families vow mass protest
“Starting tomorrow, this country will quake,” the main group representing the hostage families said as rumors swirled about the identities of those killed
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Fast Forward Hostage rescued from tunnel in Gaza; Bedouin father of 11 was a security guard on Oct. 7
Qaid Farhan al-Qadi, 52, is one of a number of Israeli Arabs taken hostage on Oct. 7.
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Politics Watch: How Israeli-American hostage family Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin brought the DNC to tears
Their son Hersh was taken hostage on Oct. 7
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Politics ‘Bring them home!’: DNC gives strong standing ovation to parents of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
'There is a surplus of agony' in the Middle East, his father said. 'In a competition of pain, there are no winners'
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Looking Forward A mile from the DNC, a giant pair of bloody sweatpants evokes the horror of Oct. 7
But Chicago’s popup ‘hostage square’ seems to be an exercise in preaching to the converted
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Opinion Israel keeps retrieving dead hostages, and American Jews keep avoiding political action
The American Jewish world shows concern for the hostages’ plight but doesn't want to spend political capital to force the issue
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Fast Forward 100 US rabbis and cantors urge Netanyahu to finalize deal to free remaining hostages
The statement references the 'unimaginable horrors' of the now 10-month war, but does not use the word 'ceasefire' or mention the death toll of Palestinian citizens in Gaza
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