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Hamas releases video of murdered hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Hamas releases propaganda videos to put emotional pressure on Israeli politicians and the public.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

On Thursday night, Hamas released a video of murdered Hersh Goldberg-Polin on its Telegram network.

This is the fourth of six videos the terror group has published, and it’s believed they were filmed shortly before the six hostages were murdered.

The first was a teaser video of all the hostages: Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Master Sgt. Ori Danino, followed by individual videos of hostages.

Hamas releases these videos as propaganda to put emotional pressure on Israeli politicians and the public, and they often force hostages to deliver particular messages.

In April, Hamas released a video showing the first signs of life of Hersh Polin-Goldberg since he was seen in footage from October 7th being thrown in the back of a vehicle with other captives.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin attended the Nova music festival and lost his arm when a Hamas terrorist threw a grenade into a bomb shelter where he was hiding.

Rachel Goldberg Polin and Jon Polin, Hersh’s parents, who have been among the most visible of all hostage family members, met with U.S. political figures and spoke at the Democratic National Convention to advocate for hostages just days before their son was murdered.

The IDF determined that the hostages had been shot execution-style in the head just 48 hours before their bodies were found and rescued by the IDF.