Rome, 23 April. (askanews) – “My name is Rachel, this is my husband Jon and we are the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin”: the father and mother of the young Israeli-American whose video was released today by Hamas as well as authorizing the publication of the filmed, they in turn shot a one-minute video to demand that the Israeli government act to free the hostages still in the hands of the extremist movement in the Gaza Strip. The two parents turn to all the leaders who have been negotiating for months and ask for the signing of an agreement: “we are concerned about his health and well-being, and that of all the other hostages and all those who are suffering in this region” they say. “We are here with a call, to all the leaders of all the parties who have negotiated so far, namely Qatar, Egypt, the United States, Hamas and Israel. Be brave, resist, seize this moment and come to an agreement to reunite us with all our loved ones and put an end to the suffering in the region Hersh, if you can hear us, today we heard your voice for the first time in 201 days, and if you can hear us, I say to you. we say to you, we love you, be strong and survive.” The Biden administration also received the video of the young man last Monday, as an American official told CNN (without specifying through which channels), and since then Washington has been in contact with the Hersh Goldberg-Polin family. The FBI’s hostage unit is examining the footage for any information about the young man and his captivity. After the family cleared the video, dozens of people gathered outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, lighting fires and also clashing with the police.
