POINT, THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY OTHER DAMAGE FROM THE BLAST. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M DAN ASHLEY AND I'M AMA DAETZ. >> NOW TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST HOSTAGE CRISIS. TODAY, HAMAS RELEASED A VIDEO SHOWING HIRSCH, GOLDBERG, PULLEN, A 24 YEAR OLD MAN BORN IN BERKELEY. >> HE WAS ONE OF HUNDREDS TAKEN HOSTAGE BY HAMAS DURING THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK AND HE STILL BEING HELD CAPTIVE TODAY. ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER LENA HOWLAND HAS THE EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO THE VIDEO FROM HIS PARENTS. >> SHALOM HIRSCH GOLDBERG POLIN. >> IT'S BEEN 201 DAYS SINCE BERKELEY NATIVE HIRSCH GOLDBERG, POLAND, WAS KIDNAPED AND TAKEN HOSTAGE BY HAMAS DURING A MUSIC FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 7TH IN ISRAEL. BUT ON WEDNESDAY, A HEAVILY EDITED VIDEO OF A MAN IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS 24 YEAR OLD HIRSCH WAS RELEASED ON A HAMAS RUN TELEGRAM CHANNEL. >> SEEING A VIDEO OF HIRSCH TODAY IS OVERWHELMING. WE'RE RELIEVED TO SEE HIM ALIVE, BUT WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT HIS HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. >> HIRSCH, HIS PARENTS, JOHN POLAND AND RACHEL GOLDBERG, SAY THEY WANT THE WORLD TO SEE THIS VIDEO. THEY ARE NOW PUTTING OUT A DESPERATE PLEA TO ALL LEADERS INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATING THE HOSTAGE SITUATION. >> BE BRAVE. LEAN IN. SEIZE THIS MOMENT AND GET A DEAL DONE TO REUNITE ALL OF US WITH OUR LOVED ONES, AND TO END THE SUFFERING IN THIS REGION. >> ACCORDING TO THE VIDEO, HIRSCH'S LEFT ARM HAS BEEN AMPUTATED AT THE FOREARM. HIS PARENTS TOLD ABC NEWS JUST DAYS AFTER THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK THAT HE SUFFERED A SERIOUS INJURY TO THAT ARM BEFORE BEING CAPTURED. >> IT'S VERY CLEAR HOW TERRIBLY TREATED THE HOSTAGES HAVE BEEN BY HAMAS. THE IDEA AND THOUGHT THAT THEY COULD COME HOME ALIVE, OR AT LEAST SOME OF THEM, STILL IS A WONDERFUL THING AND A GOOD THING. OVER THE PASSOVER HOLIDAY, WHEN FAMILIES GENERALLY COME TOGETHER. >> MARK LEVINE, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE AND FORMER STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, SAYS HE'S RELIEVED TO KNOW HIRSCH MAY STILL BE ALIVE. BUT HE SAYS AS LONG AS HAMAS IS IN POWER, HOSTAGES WON'T BE RELEASED. >> THIS WAR COULD COME TO AN END AS SOON AS HAMAS SURRENDERS AND RELEASES THE HOSTAGES IN A BRIEFING ON WEDNESDAY, THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY CAN'T VERIFY THE VIDEO'S AUTHENTICITY, BUT HIRSCH'S MOM MADE HER FEELINGS ABOUT IT CLEAR. >> WE HEARD YOUR VOICE TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 201 DAYS, AND IF YOU CAN HEAR US, I AM TELLING YOU WE ARE TELLING YOU WE LOVE YOU. STAY STRONG
