Israel on Sunday confirmed the deaths of six hostages captured in the October 7 Hamas attack.

About 250 hostages were taken in the surprise attack on southern Israel, in which Hamas killed 1,200 people. In the war in Gaza that followed, 40,691 Palestinians have been killed, according to the latest estimate from the Palestinian Health Ministry.

On Sunday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the country would continue the fight against Hamas while prioritizing rescuing the remaining hostages. “The heart of an entire nation has been shattered,” Herzog said. “I embrace their families with all my heart and apologize for not being able to bring them home safely.”

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23

Originally from California, Goldberg-Polin immigrated to Israel with his family as a young child. He was shot at by Hamas militants at the Nova music festival.

His parents, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, have worked tirelessly to keep the world focused on the Israeli hostage crisis, meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and Pope Francis, and addressing the United Nations.

In August, his parents gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention, where they were greeted by a crowd chanting, “Bring them home.” They described Hersh as a music lover and traveler with plans to attend college now that his military service was over.

The family confirmed his death hours before the Israel Defense Forces named the victims on Sunday. “With broken hearts, the Goldberg-Polin family is devastated by the news of the death of their beloved son and brother, Hersh,” they said in a statement.

Eden Jerusalem, 24

Yerushalmi was born in Tel Aviv and enjoyed spending summer days at the beach. According to the Hostage Families Forum, which advocates for the release of prisoners, he was studying to become a Pilates instructor.

She was working as a bartender at the Nova music festival on October 7. After Hamas’s first rocket attack set off air raid sirens, she told her family in a video that she was leaving the party. Over the next four hours, as Hamas continued its attack, she was in contact with police and her sisters.

“They got me,” were her last words to them.

Carmel Hole, 40

According to the families’ forum, the occupational therapist from Tel Aviv was “full of compassion and love” and enjoyed traveling, rock concerts and the band Radiohead.

She was staying with her parents on October 7 in Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the communities hardest hit by the attack. Hamas fighters broke into their home and kidnapped her; her mother was killed in the attack.

Hostages released during a ceasefire in November described Gat as their “guardian angel” and described how she had helped them survive captivity by teaching them meditation and yoga exercises.

Alexander Lobanov, 33

Lobanov was from the coastal city of Ashkelon in southern Israel. He was married and had two children, including a five-month-old baby born during his captivity.

On October 7, he was at the Nova festival as bar manager.

Citing witnesses, the families’ forum said Lobanov helped evacuate people from the festival before running into the Be’eri Forest with several other people. He was later captured in the forest by Hamas gunmen.

Almog Sarusi, 27

The forum described Sarusi as a “lively, positive person who loved traveling around Israel in his white Jeep with his guitar.” He had been at the music festival with his girlfriend of five years, who was shot and killed in the attack.

The forum said Sarusi stayed with his girlfriend after she was injured, to save her. He was taken hostage when his girlfriend succumbed to her injuries.

Ori Danino, 25

Danino was born in Jerusalem, the eldest of five siblings, and had planned to study electrical engineering. “Ori was known for his ambition, love for people and was loved by everyone,” the forum said. “He loved nature and was very handy.”

According to the forum, he was at the Nova festival on October 7 and was helping others in their escape attempts when he was taken hostage.

With contributions from the Associated Press