Shocking video shows American - Israeli hostage captured by Hamas loses his hand in grenade attack
The horrifying moment Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli citizen, lost his arm in a grenade strike and was taken prisoner by Hamas terrorists is recorded on camera, which CNN was able to get. On october 7, as Hersh, 23, was attending the Tribe of Nova music festival in the Negev desert, militants from Hamas invaded the premises and started shooting. Aner Shapira, a friend of Hersh's, was killed by grenades thrown by the terrorists when he attempted to push Hersh and around 27 other people back out of the reinforced bunker.
Hersh's left arm was blown off by one of the explosives, leaving a bloodied bone protruding. Hersh can be seen being forced into a vehicle by many Hamas fighters at gunpoint in the footage, which was captured by an Israeli soldier who arrived to the site later. Despite seeming startled and pallid, he uses the remaining arm to get aboard the truck.
Hersh's left arm was blown off by one of the explosives, leaving a bloodied bone protruding. Hersh can be seen being forced into a vehicle by many Hamas fighters at gunpoint in the footage, which was captured by an Israeli soldier who arrived to the site later. Despite seeming startled and pallid, he uses the remaining arm to get aboard the truck.
While doing a live interview with Hersh's parents, Jon Polin and rachel Goldberg, from their Israeli home last week, CNN's Anderson Cooper claimed to have come upon the footage. They acknowledged that it was their kid after he sent them the footage. "Seeing your child in that state is terrible, but he seemed so calm." Using his one weak hand to pull himself up, he was able to walk on his own two legs. That strengthened me," remarked Polin.
Goldberg added, “I think he was in shock.” Hersh is one of around 200 hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza two weeks ago. His parents, who moved from the US to israel more than a decade ago, flew to New York on tuesday to appeal to the United Nations for help. “We have to keep running to the end of the Earth to save him. We have to believe that he got treatment and he’s alive,” Goldberg cited.
Goldberg added, “I think he was in shock.” Hersh is one of around 200 hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza two weeks ago. His parents, who moved from the US to israel more than a decade ago, flew to New York on tuesday to appeal to the United Nations for help. “We have to keep running to the end of the Earth to save him. We have to believe that he got treatment and he’s alive,” Goldberg cited.