Hamas video shows American-Israeli hostage, Hersh Goldberg-Polin

The 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin was kidnapped on the morning of Oct. 7. On Wednesday, Hamas released a video with the young man speaking to the camera. It’s not clear when it was shot, but Goldberg-Polin says he’s been held “nearly 200 days.” 

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