Fears for American man, 23, after he despatched mother and father chilling message ‘I really like you, I am sorry’ earlier than vanishing from desert dance rave when Hamas terrorists paraglided in – as his mother and father beg insurgents to go away him unhurt

An American man despatched a chilling textual content message to his mother and father whereas he attended a celebration in Israel – moments earlier than Hamas terrorists launched their brutal shock assault.  

Hersh Golberg-Polin, 23, texted his mom and father ‘I really like you. I’m sorry’ at 8.11am on Saturday – as Palestinian militants declared war on Israel, took dozens of individuals as hostage and killed a whole bunch throughout the Jewish excessive vacation. 

Born in Berkeley, California, Hersh and his household determined to maneuver to Jerusalem when he was simply seven-years-old. 

His household do not know the place he’s – and they’re now fearing for his life, after he spent the night on the desert rave that was infiltrated and ambushed by Palestinian terrorists. 

Militant Hamas carried out the unprecedented, multi-front assault on Israel at dawn Saturday, firing 1000’s of rockets as dozens of fighters bombarded the closely fortified border in a number of areas.

Jonathon Polin, Hersh’s father, instructed the Jerusalem Submit: ‘We simply need him residence and protected. We love you. Come residence to us.’ 

Hersh Golberg-Polin, 23, texted his mom and father ‘I really like you. I’m sorry’ at 8.11am on Saturday – as Palestinian militants declared warfare on Israel, took dozens of individuals as hostage and killed a whole bunch throughout the Jewish excessive vacation

Born in Berkeley, California , Hersh and his household determined to maneuver to Jerusalem when he was simply seven-years-old

The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front assault on Israel at dawn Saturday, firing 1000’s of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the closely fortified border in a number of areas

The 23-year-old was celebrating the tip of his military service. Till April, he had been a tank driver within the seventh Armored Brigade and later educated to develop into a medic.

His father Jonathon and mother Rachel stated that their son had been working as a waiter within the metropolis as he saved up cash to fund a visit to India, which was a lifelong dream of his.

The frightened mother and father final noticed their son at 11pm the evening earlier than the assaults began.

He had attended Simhat Torah vacation providers with them at their native Jerusalem synagogue – earlier than having dinner with them to have a good time the non secular occasion. 

Jonathon, from Chicago, Illinois, stated: ‘He had a backpack and left at round 11 to affix his buddy.’

Golberg-Polin had attended a all-night ‘nature get together’ close to Kibbutz Re’im – not removed from the Gaza Strip.

There have been two areas that it was suspected the 23-year-old could have escaped to –  Yishuv Saad and Ofakim, in accordance with a handwritten checklist with the names of get together attendees etched on to it. 

Jonathon Polin, Hersh Golberg-Polin’s father

However his terrified mother and father stated: ‘He wasn’t at any of these locations.’ 

Due to the risky scenario, and now the lethal strikes being fired from either side, it’s too harmful for the mother and father to drive down themselves to seek out their son.

Jonathon stated: ‘They [police] suppose there’s nonetheless a bunch of individuals hiding within the space.

‘Each time we hear data, we flip over the whole lot we are able to to seek out out something. There’s little or no we are able to really do.’  

Lots of Golberg-Polin’s household, together with aunts, uncles, and cousins, nonetheless stay in Illinois. 

His aunt Abby wrote on social media on Sunday: ‘Praying for a protected return of my nephew Hersh Goldberg Polin and everybody in Israel.’ 

As of Sunday morning, greater than 600 Israelis at the moment are feared useless and 1000’s extra have been injured following an unprecedented assault by Hamas militants.

The Jewish nation is now raining down fireplace on fighters within the Gaza strip in a ruthless counteroffensive within the south whereas it additionally kilos Lebanon with artillery within the north.

Within the deadliest day of violence in Israel in 50 years, the center japanese nation’s warplanes strafed densely populated Gaza Metropolis with bombs in retaliatory strikes.

Fireplace and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza Metropolis

Hersh Golberg-Polin had lived in Israel from the age of seven. He was born in California

An Israeli soldier directs a self-propelled howitzer close to the southern metropolis of Ashkelon

Hamas fighters have additionally taken an unknown variety of civilians and troopers captive into Gaza – including several US citizens, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Yesterday, brazen Hamas fighters knocked on the doorways of residents who anticipated to seek out Israeli troopers trying to reassure them in regards to the air-raid sirens. 

However as an alternative the violence kickstarted one of many worst atrocities Israel has encountered in a long time.

Harmless moms with kids, settlers and even the frail aged discovered themselves the ‘warfare booty’ of the masked terrorists, who dragged them away at gunpoint.

Their actions – which horrified the worldwide neighborhood – introduced again grim reminders of masked Islamic State terrorists in Syria, who paraded hostages on social media earlier than executing them.

However one Hamas chief hinted to the world that these hostages, whose quantity was nicely over 50 final evening, wouldn’t be killed however be used as human bargaining chips to have their very own prisoners in Israeli jails launched.

One terrorism knowledgeable added that the captured Israelis might even be used as human shields to cease the Israeli air pressure – which started pounding Gaza yesterday – from blowing up sure targets.

Horrifying footage on social media confirmed terrified hostages being taken to Gaza by Hamas fighters, who chanted ‘Allahu akbar’ (God is nice) as they led them away.

In New York, a pro-Palestine rally is deliberate to happen simply after noon on Sunday. The state’s Governor Kathy Hochul has condemned the protest.

Demonstrators are anticipated to take over Occasions Sq. – the social and cultural epicenter of New York – which is the town with the most important Jewish inhabitants outdoors of Israel itself. 

It was revealed this morning {that a} Boston college professor’s daughter and son-in-law were among those killed in Israel after a series of fierce attacks from Hamas.

Professor Ilan Troen, 83, not too long ago retired from his position at Brandeis College in Waltham, Massachusetts, and moved to Israel to be together with his household.

Israeli cops evacuate a girl and a toddler from a website hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon

Sitting on the again of a terrorist’s bike, captured Israeli Noa Argamani pleaded for her life, screaming ‘do not kill me’

Israeli civilians have been purportedly taken off the road and pushed again into Gaza

The Boston-born tutorial recalled how his daughter and son-in-law have been killed by gunmen from the Gaza strip on Saturday – and the way the pair managed to save lots of their teenage son by flinging their our bodies over him.

The household have been collectively in a safe room inside their residence when in was penetrated by Hamas fighters. 

 The younger boy, Troen’s grandson, was shot within the stomach and is in hospital.

Troen taught Israel Research on the non-public faculty, having studied there himself as an undergraduate earlier than receiving his PhD from the College of Chicago. 

Talking on Saturday evening, Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a dire warning to Hamas militants: ‘I inform Hamas, you’re accountable for the wellbeing of captives, Israel will settle the rating with anybody who harms them.’

He vowed to defeat the group, however stated the warfare would ‘take time’, persevering with: ‘What occurred at the moment has by no means been seen in Israel, we are going to take mighty vengeance for this black day.’

Promising ‘mighty vengeance’, he promised to scale back Gaza to ‘rubble’, telling harmless Palestinians to go away instantly. 

Quickly after, a convey of tanks have been reported to be heading in direction of the border with Gaza. 

Talking late on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Israeli army stated the scenario within the south of the nation was ‘nonetheless not absolutely beneath management’.