On Wednesday, Hamas, the Palestinian militant organization, released a propaganda video on their Telegram channel featuring Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. The video’s authenticity and exact date of recording remain unconfirmed.
Hamas has a well-established pattern of releasing videos of hostages as a means of exerting pressure on the Israeli government to meet its demands and engaging in psychological warfare. In the past, hostages have been compelled to read scripts prepared by the terrorist organization.
In the released video, Goldberg-Polin states that he was socializing with friends at the Nova Music Festival when Hamas attacked, contradicting previous claims by Hamas leaders that they did not target civilians. His mother, Rachel Goldberg, has played a pivotal role in the global campaign advocating for the release of the 133 Israelis still held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
