Gaza: Four Israeli nationals, held captive by Hamas, were rescued by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday from the central Gaza Strip following a special operation, the country's military announced.
The rescued hostages have been identified as Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40). They were abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, during the Supernova music festival near the southern community of Re'im.
All four hostages are reported to be in good condition and have been transferred to the Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center for further medical examinations.
"Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40) were rescued in a special operation by the IDF, ISA, and Israel Police from two separate locations in the heart of Nuseirat after being kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival," the IDF stated in a post on X.
The Israeli army has vowed to continue its efforts to "bring the hostages home."
According to the report, special forces rescued the hostages after simultaneously raiding two Hamas sites in central Gaza's Nuseirat. Argamani was rescued from one location, while Meir Jan, Kozlov, and Ziv were found at the second location.
Argamani, a 25-year-old Chinese-born Israeli citizen, was also abducted from the festival. Video footage, confirmed by her father Yaakov Argamani on Israel's Channel 12, shows her being taken away on a motorbike while she screams, "Don't kill me."
Fresh footage shows Argamani reunited with her father, smiling and embracing him aboard a vehicle. This scene was broadcast shortly after news of the rescue operation on Saturday.
As the Israel-Hamas conflict entered its ninth month, the IDF on Friday conducted a strike on a UN-run school in Gaza. The Israeli military stated that its fighter jets killed nine 'terrorists' in three classrooms where about 30 militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad had been hiding.
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