The younger American-Israeli who was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists throughout their slaughter at a desert rave had his arm blown off through the gunfire, his mom revealed Tuesday – and even needed to trend his personal tourniquet to avoid wasting his life.
“Sadly, what we heard about Hersh [from eyewitnesses] is that his arm was blown off from his elbow down,” Rachel Golberg instructed CNN of the final identified whereabouts of her son, Hersh Golberg-Polin.
“He tourniqueted his personal arm.”
Golberg-Polin, who simply turned 23 final week, was attending the outside live performance social gathering within the northern Negev Saturday when Hamas terrorists burst in and began gunning down harmless party-goers.
Golberg-Polin and different revelers have been compelled right into a bomb shelter whereas the militants rained grenades and gunfire down on them, Rachel defined.
“Hersh and his good pal have been making an attempt to throw grenades again out of bomb shelter,” the determined mom mentioned of information from eyewitnesses.
One younger lady who discovered herself subsequent to Golberg-Polin within the bomb shelter later instructed his dad and mom that the Berkeley, California, native comforted her through the ordeal.
When the gunfire settled and the attackers demanded that anybody who may stroll ought to comply with them exterior, the lady performed useless – however Golberg-Polin was “very calm” and adopted the captors, his dad and mom added.
Whereas Golberg-Polin’s household – which incorporates two youthful sisters – are fearing the worst because the dying toll rises, they’re additionally hopeful that they are going to obtain information of his whereabouts quickly.
“I really really feel that the American authorities and President Biden…are working tirelessly…to make sure that these American civilians who’re being held hostage are freed, [and] taken care of,” Rachel instructed CNN.
“[And that they] can see to it that this civilian American who’s critically wounded is tended to,” she added.
Golberg-Polin’s household’s replace got here shortly after grisly footage emerged of Hamas terrorists storming the music celebration early Saturday – and ultimately leaving 260 folks useless of their wake.
When the violence broke out, Golberg-Polin texted his dad and mom “I like you” and “I’m sorry” earlier than turning into unreachable, his household beforehand mentioned.
Golberg-Polin was celebrating each his birthday and his launch from obligatory navy service, which he completed in April, his father, Jon Polin, instructed the Jerusalem Submit.
Within the months since his discharge, the younger man had been working as a waiter and a medic with a purpose to save for a visit to India, Jon instructed the outlet.
Golberg-Polin, who’s Jewish, made aliyah – or immigrated to Israel – together with his household in 2008.
Previous to relocating to Jerusalem, the household was residing in Richmond, Virginia.
As of Tuesday, the dying toll in Israel has reached 900, with one other 2,800 wounded and not less than 500 nonetheless hospitalized.
The timing of Hamas’ shock assault lined up with each Simchat Torah – a significant Jewish vacation marking the completion of the cycle of Torah readings – and the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur Warfare.