US Senate News:
Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Israeli Defense Forces recovered the bodies of six hostages who were murdered by Hamas after being held hostage for nearly a year, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American citizen: “I am heartbroken and angry at the news that six hostages whose bodies were recovered in Gaza today were brutally murdered after 11 months in captivity. I am thinking especially of Jon and Rachel, Hersh’s parents, whom I’ve come to know through their tireless, courageous, and determined efforts to secure the release of their beloved son since he was taken hostage on October 7. I truly believed they would be reunited with Hersh; instead, today they are living every parent’s worst nightmare. “Hamas is an organization of true evil, and its leaders must pay for their heinous crimes. We must secure a deal that frees the remaining hostages so that not one more parent has to feel the same pain that Jon and Rachel feel today. “May the memory of these six brave souls be a blessing.” Senator Coons is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
