Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 246?
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IDF publishes footage of rescued hostages being evacuated from Gaza via helicopter
The IDF published on Saturday aerial video footage of the rescued hostages being rushed to a helicopter for evacuation from the Gaza Strip.
Released hostages undergo medical checks, including for sexual abuse
After nearly nine months in captivity, hostages Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir, and Andrey Kozlov have been rescued and are undergoing comprehensive medical evaluations at Sheba Medical Center.
After almost nine months in captivity, hostages Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir, and Andrey Kozlov have been rescued by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
They are currently undergoing medical examinations at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. Over the coming days, the former hostages will undergo comprehensive medical assessments to evaluate their health status, injuries, suspected sexual assaults, and nutritional deficiencies.
Go to the full article >>'Welcome home!': Israeli leaders rejoice as four hostages freed in Gaza operation
PM Netanyahu to Noa Argamani: "For one moment, we haven't given up on you. I don't know if you believed it, but we had full belief."
Israeli leaders and politicians rejoiced on Saturday afternoon after it was revealed that four hostages were released in two complex operations in Nuseirat, in the Gaza Strip, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The four hostages, Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40), were all taken hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip during the Nova festival massacre on October 7.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Argamani following her rescue in a phone call released to the public. In the call, Argamani said: "I haven't spoken Hebrew in a very long time," after Netanyahu asked how she was feeling.
Go to the full article >>Gantz postpones resignation from gov't following rescue of hostages
Benny Gantz announced at a Saturday press conference that his intended resignation from the government has been postponed in light of the successful rescue operation that secured the release of four hostages in Hamas captivity.
'We will not surrender': Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh fumes after Israel frees hostages
"If the occupation believes that it can impose its choices on us by force, it is delusional," Ismail Haniyeh said.
Shortly after Israeli forces freed hostages Noa Argamani, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomi Ziv, and Almog Meir on Saturday, Hamas published a statement from the terror organization’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in which the arch-terrorist asserted that Hamas would not surrender.
“Our people will not surrender, and the resistance will continue to defend our rights in the face of this criminal enemy,” Haniyeh reportedly said. “And if the occupation believes that it can impose its choices on us by force, it is delusional, and the movement will not agree to any agreement that does not achieve security for our people first and foremost.”
In the statement, the Hamas leader asserted that the Israeli military was engaging in massacres of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Go to the full article >>American unit assisted in hostage rescue operation - report
The US hostages cell in Israel assisted in the effort to rescue the four hostages freed from Hamas captivity on Saturday, an American official told Walla correspondent Barak Ravid.
BREAKING: A U.S. official told me that the U.S. hostages cell in Israel supported the effort to rescue the four hostages https://t.co/o4P7ECMOiC
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) June 8, 2024
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Rocket sirens sound in northern Israel
Rocket sirens sounded in northern Israel on Saturday evening.
Almog Meir Jan, 21, rescued in Israeli operation in Gaza's Nuseirat
In a video circulating on social media, his family were seen celebrating and singing "Am Yisrael Chai" as they received the news of his release.
Almog Meir Jan, a 21-year-old Israeli taken hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Nova festival massacre on October 7, was rescued in an IDF, Shin Bet and Border Police operation in Nuseirat, in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
In a video circulating on social media, his family were seen celebrating and singing "Am Yisrael Chai" as they received the news of his release.
Almog, a resident of Or Yehuda in central Israel, was taken hostage at the Supernova festival, which he had been anxiously anticipating for months, his family told The Jerusalem Post back in January.
Go to the full article >>Andrey Kozlov, 27, rescued in Israeli operation in Gaza
The 27-year-old Kozlov was rescued alongside Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir (21), and Shlomi Ziv (40).
The IDF announced on Saturday that they had rescued Andrey Kozlov in an IDF operation in the heart of Nuseirat, in the Gaza Strip.
The 27-year-old Kozlov was rescued alongside Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir (21), and Shlomi Ziv (40).
Kozlov, alongside the other rescued hostages, had been abducted from the Nova Music Festival on October 7th by Hamas terrorists.
Go to the full article >>Noa Argamani rescued by IDF on her father's birthday
Noa Argamani is in stable condition and was rescued alongside Almog Meir (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40).
The IDF announced on Saturday that they had successfully rescued Noa Argamani during an operation in the heart of Nuseirat.
The 25-year-old Argamani was rescued alongside three other hostages, namely Almog Meir (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40).
Despite spending nearly 250 days in Hamas captivity, Argamani's condition is stable.
Miraculously, Argamani's rescue fell on the same day as her father's birthday.
Go to the full article >>Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 120 hostages remain in Gaza
- 43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says