News out of The Middle East where the family of Israeli American Hostage Hersh Goldbergpolin confirms he has been killed in the gaza strip. The family issued this statement just hours after the Israeli Army confirmed it had, quote, found a number of bodies in gaza. It says, quote, with broken hearts. The Goldbergpolin Family is devastated to announce the death of their beloved son and brother, hersh. It went on to say the family thanks you all for your Love And Support and asks for privacy at this time. The White House confirms the idf found six bodies in total in underground tunnels on saturday. Hamas militants took around 250 people during its. October 7th Terror Attack on israel. An estimated 101 hostages remain in their custody. This news comes as Ceasefire And Hostage talks continue between israel and hamas. Thousands of protesters in israel continue to demand prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a deal. Joining us now, once again, we have Rabbi Mintz on the phone. Rabbi, thank
Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Im standing on a roof torp looking out over tel aviv. It is just after 11 00 p. M. Here and were covering three major stories right now. The war here. The end to the Chaotic Speakership Saga Back in washington, d. C. And former President Donald Trump in a stunning appearance on the stand today in his new york Civil Fraud Trial. Well start with Breaking News from israel. It is been 18 days since the attacks by hamas caught this country and most of the world by surprise. Just over an hour ago, from this rooftop, we heard explosions presumably from israels iron dome Defense System intercepting several rocks fired on tel aviv from gaza and minutes ago they confirmed that four people were injured with something possibly shrapnel hitting this town. A reminder that hamas continues to try to kill as many israeli civilians as they can with their rockets. Theyre just not able to do so because of the iron dome Defense Syste
The German foreign ministry said in a post on social media platform X that it shared the ARD's concerns about their local staff and would continue to push for them to be able to leave.