IDF special forces have recovered 4 living Israeli hostages in Gaza: it’s about Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan and Andrey Kozlov. At least 210 Palestinians were killed in the military operation, according to Hamas, which also reports 400 injured in the area of the Nuseirat refugee camp. CNN previously spoke of at least 107 Palestinians killed, while Palestinian hospital sources speak of at least 94 deaths.
The Israeli police announced the death of Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora, commander of the Special Anti-Terrorism Unit, killed in the operation to free the four hostages. Zamora – as military spokesman Daniel Hagari had said – was seriously injured in the operation. Taken to hospital, he was pronounced dead.
Noa Argamani, 25, appeared in a video on October 7 as Hamas terrorists took her away on motorbikes amid her screams: “Don’t kill me.” Those images became the symbol of the Islamic faction’s attack. More recently you had seen yourself in another Hamas propaganda video. Her mother Liora, seriously ill with cancer, had launched a desperate appeal to be able to hug her again.
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Almog Meir is 21 years old, while Andrey Kozlov is 27 and Shlomi Ziv is 40. They were all taken by Hamas at the Nova Festival. They are released after 8 months.
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“The hostages – the Shin Bet and IDF said in a joint statement – were rescued by the Shin Bet and army fighters from two different places during the operation in the heart of Nuseirat. Their medical conditions are normal and they have been transferred to Sheba-Tel Hashomer Medical Center for further medical examinations. Security forces continue to operate with all efforts to rescue the abductees.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog spoke with Noa Argamani. The girl is in good condition and is undergoing checks in a hospital in central Israel. “I’m very excited, I haven’t spoken Hebrew for so long,” Noa exclaimed when speaking to Netanyahu after his liberation from Gaza. “Not even for a minute – replied the prime minister – did we stop thinking about you and we didn’t give up. I don’t know if you believed it but we didn’t give up”.
“The heroic operation of the IDF which freed and brought home Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Andrey Kozlov and Almog Meir Jan is a miraculous triumph – said the Forum of the families of the hostages -. Now, with the joy that overwhelms Israel, the government must remember its commitment to bring back all 120 hostages still held by Hamas: the living for rehabilitation, the killed for burial.” “We continue to call on the international community to exert the necessary pressure on Hamas to accept the proposed agreement and release the other 120 hostages held captive. Every day is a day too many.”
ANSA Agency Free Noa Argamani kidnapped by Hamas on motorbike, ‘don’t kill me’ – News – Ansa.it The video of the kidnapping became the symbol of October 7 (ANSA)War Cabinet minister and centrist leader Benny Gantz has canceled the press conference scheduled for this evening on the expiration of the ultimatum given to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the change of policy in the war in Gaza, under penalty of leaving the government. The announcement came immediately after news that the IDF had freed 4 Israeli hostages in Gaza.
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