A bolt from the blue that moves the drama of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas since October 7th. The Israeli army freed four of them in an operation in the central Gaza Strip. The IDF made this known, specifying that it is Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov And Shlomi Ziv.
The four had been kidnapped during the Hamas attack on the music festival Supernova. Upon initial medical evaluation, the conditions of the four appear good, but they have now been taken to hospital for further checks. The operation was conducted by special forces who conducted simultaneous raids on Hamas sites in Nuseirat. In one Argamani was rescued while the other three were found in the second site.
An officer of the elite counter-terrorism unit Yamam he was seriously injured during the hostage rescue operation. The Yamam is a special unit of the Israeli border police, founded in 1974, with a staff of around 200 people. Many of its members are former Israeli Defense Forces soldiers, including special forces. Despite not having military status, the training is Swat-type, with type sessions Close Quarters Combat, neutralization of human bombs and release of hostages. His ranks include specialists in irruption And bomb squad.
Noa Argamani, 25 years old, is the girl who was screaming in terror in the videos of the raid, filmed by one of the kidnappers who had put her on a motorbike to take her to Gaza. Her terminally ill mother had repeatedly begged to see her before she died.
Almog Meir Jan, 21 years old, had finished his military service three months before his capture. He was also picked up from the party.
Andrey Kozlov, 27, was working as a security guard at the rave when he was caught. Kozlov was not born in Israel, but he is a new immigrant: he had, in fact, arrived in the Jewish state about a year and a half ago.
Shlomi Ziv, 40, as Kozlov worked security for the desert party. He had gone to Supernova with Aviv Eliyahu, a relative of his wife, and Jake Marlowe, a friend, both killed in the Hamas raid.
