In the early morning hours of October 7, Hirsch Goldberg-Polin, a dual citizen of Israel and the United States, was kidnapped by Hamas militants in Gaza. The Kan-11 television channel reported that a video of the hostage was released by the terrorist group as part of “psychological warfare” and was received by the White House and the FBI.
The video is currently being studied by a group of experts at the Federal Bureau of Investigation who specialize in hostage situations. They are analyzing the footage to extract any information that may be helpful in the future. A source from the White House confirmed that they received the video two days prior to the report.
In the video released by Hamas, Hirsch is seen alive but wounded after being seriously injured during his kidnapping. The video does not provide any details about when it was filmed or what happened to Hirsch during his captivity, but he mentions that “members of the Israeli government are now sitting at
