Protesters hold a rally at Netanyahu’s Jerusalem office to demand a hostage deal

The families of American-Israeli hostages in Gaza demanded Sunday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a cease-fire deal with Hamas after the deaths of six more captives. Dual US-Israeli citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin was among the hostages found dead in Rafah on Saturday, and Hamas is believed to still be holding four living Americans and three who have perished. “The tragic murder of Hersh, just months after we all saw his face in a hostage video released by Hamas, is nothing short of vicious and senseless,” the families said in a joint statement. Along with Golderg-Polin, the victims whose bodies were recovered Saturday were identified as Ori Danino, 25; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Almog Sarusi, 27; Alexander Lobanov, 33, and Carmel Gat, 40. The bodies were found in Rafah, the southern Gaza hub where the Biden-Harris administration had repeatedly pushed for Israel to avoid direct action, with President Joe Biden previously saying it would cross a “red line.” Read