Local leaders react to death of 6 hostages in Gaza

Published: Sep 01, 2024 Duration: 00:01:52 Category: News & Politics

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WHERE ANOTHER HOSTAGE -- WAS FOUND ALIVE -- JUST LAST WEEK. MEANWHILE-- AS THE WORLD MOURNS OVER THE TRAGEDY OVERSEAS -- SEVERAL LOCAL OFFICIALS -- ARE ALSO REACTING TO THE NEWS TONIGHT. 12 NEWS REPORTER LAUREN BRILL HAS MORE ON WHAT MEMBERS FROM OUR LOCAL DELEGATION HAD TO SAY -- AND HOW THE ISRAELI-AMERICAN VICTIM -- HAS MASSACHUSETTS TIES. MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSMEN JAKE AUCHINCLOSS TOOK TO TWITTER TODAY -- HE SAYS THAT ONE OF THE VICTIMS HERSH GOLDBERG-POLIN HAD A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND HE WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH HIS PARENTS -- PRAISING THEIR COURAGE AMID THIS DEVASTATING TIME. AUCHINCLOSS CALLING FOR THE RETURN OF ALL HOSTAGES. HIS STATEMENT READS QUOTE "IT IS FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE UNBOUNDED DEPRAVITY OF THESE TERRORISTS. TOGETHER THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL WILL GET JUSTICE. IN RHODE ISLAND CONGRESSMAN GABE AMO ALSO SPEAKING ON THE TRAGEDY. HE SAYS THAT SINCE HE'S BEEN IN OFFICE HE HAS MET WITH THE FAMILIES OF THOSE TAKEN HOSTAGE BY HAMAS AND HE IS GRIEVING ALONGSIDE THEM. THE CONGRESSMAN SAYS QUOTE " I REITERATE MY CALL FOR A LASTING CEASEFIRE THAT RELEASES ALL HOSTAGES AND SURGES HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA. ONLY THROUGH OUR CONTINUED EFFORT TO FORGE A TWO-STATE SOLUTION WILL THIS SENSELESS VIOLENCE END." MEANTIME -- MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY WAS ON FACE THE NATION TODAY -- ALSO SPEAKING ABOUT THE NEWS. IN THE INTERVIEW -- SHE AGREED WITH THE SENTIMENT PUT FORWARD BY VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IN STANDING WITH ISRAEL. Gov. Healey "I mean, she's been very clear about the need for America to continue to stand by Israel, for the hostages to come home, for there to be a cease fire and a peaceful resolution here. And I think the way she has articulated this has been both with compassion and also with a very clear understanding about what needs to happen." TO SEE THE FULL STATEMENTS COMING IN FROM OUR DELEGATION

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