Hersh Goldberg-Polin - report
Victim of 2023 Hamas attack on Israel
As part of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, 23-year-old American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin was wounded and abducted by Hamas during the Re'im music festival massacre. He was held hostage for almost 11 months, until his body was recovered from Rafah in the Gaza Strip on 31 August 2024. His autopsy showed that he was likely shot from "close range" 1–2 days earlier.