Family of Missing American in Israel Pleads for His Safety

As people throughout Israel seek information about their loved ones’ whereabouts in the war that’s engulfed the country, one American family is pleading for help.

Hersh Golberg-Polin’s family last heard from him on Saturday after he attended a music festival in the Negev desert region. The family was in the country, and Golberg-Polin—who had just celebrated his 23rd birthday this past week—left them Friday night for the rave.

Hamas launched its assault on the country on Saturday, barraging the festival itself with bullets and kidnapping partygoers. It was the last time his family heard from him, his dad Jonathon Polin told the Jerusalem Post, when they received two ominous texts from him: “I love you” and “I’m sorry.”

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