Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democrat vice presidential nominee, lastly launched an announcement in response to the information that the our bodies of six hostages, together with one American citizen, had been found in a Hamas tunnel underneath Gaza after he beforehand dodged a query in regards to the hostages.
In a publish on X, Walz wrote that he and his spouse, Gwen, ship their “deepest condolences to the Goldberg-Polin household” as they mourn the lack of their son, American-Israeli citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who was one of many six hostages recognized.
Walz’s publish got here after he walked away and dodged a query from a reporter on the Minnesota State Truthful who requested him what his “response” was to the information that the our bodies of the six hostages held by Hamas had been found.
The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) recognized the six murdered hostages as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Ori Danino, and Goldberg-Polin.
“The anguish of shedding a baby is one thing no household ought to must endure,” Walz wrote in his publish. “Gwen and I ship our deepest condolences to the Goldberg-Polin household, after Hamas’ homicide of their son Hersh. Hamas is a brutal terrorist group – and we condemn their continued atrocities towards each People and Israelis within the strongest potential phrases.”
The anguish of shedding a baby is one thing no household ought to must endure. Gwen and I ship our deepest condolences to the Goldberg-Polin household, after Hamas’ homicide of their son Hersh.
Hamas is a brutal terrorist group — and we condemn their continued atrocities towards…
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) September 2, 2024
Ynet Information reported that autopsies carried out on the hostage’s our bodies confirmed they’d sustained “gunshot wounds to their head and different areas” and that they’d been “executed not more than 48 hours” earlier than their our bodies have been discovered:
All six hostages whose our bodies have been found and recovered from Gaza on Sunday have been discovered with gunshot wounds to their head and different areas, their autopsies confirmed.
Based on the autopsy, they have been executed not more than 48 hours earlier than being discovered and indicators of neglect in captivity have been discovered on their our bodies.
Aside from one of many hostages, who confirmed indicators of being sure, no proof of torture was discovered. Nonetheless, the situation of their our bodies indicated systematic neglect, together with an absence of hygiene over a protracted interval. Moreover, indications have been current of earlier accidents sustained throughout their abduction, which had been handled over time.
Walz’s assertion comes after statements from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. In his assertion, Biden acknowledged that “Hamas leaders can pay for these crimes.”
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) additionally responded to the information, stating his “help for Israel is unbreakable.” Fetterman has been a staunch supporter of Israel within the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, assault, which left 1,200 folks murdered and greater than 250 folks taken hostage.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) ordered “flags to be flown at half-staff” in honor of Goldberg-Polin. Goldberg-Polin’s household had beforehand lived in Richmond, Virginia, for a number of years earlier than they moved to Israel.
