4 Israeli hostages including Noa Argamani, were rescued from Gaza
Four Israeli hostages who were abducted by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October. 7 have been freed, Israeli security forces said this is the second time within eight months of Israel’s brutal attack on Gaza hostages were saved alive.
June 8, 2024, 9:23 PM GMT+5:30 By Clarissa-Jan Lim
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The Israel Defense Forces, the Israel Securities Authority and the Israel Police said in a statement that the four rescuers are Almog Meirjan, 21, Andrey Kozlov (27), Shlomi Ziv 40 and Noa Argamani 25. All four have been taken into the Sheba Tel-HaShomer Hospital near Tel Aviv, officials said. The four are all in excellent health.
From the top left clockwise Noa Argamani Almog Meir Jan, Shlomi Ziv, and Andrey Kozlov. Facebook; Hostages Family Forum Headquarters AP file
Argamani was made the persona of hostage-related tensions after a harrowing video of her kidnapping appeared on the internet. Video uploaded by the Israeli spokesperson for the prime minister on Saturday revealed Argamani holding her dad’s hand while they hugged.
“This is the happiest days of our lives,” Yan Gorjaltsan, Argamani’s friend, told NBC News when the two of his friends went towards Tel Aviv to see her. “You can’t believe how we’re feeling.”
Meir Jan who had served in the military for a few months before being attacked, was taken during the Nova music festival while he attempted to escape. Ziv Kozlov and Ziv Kozlov -newly relocated from Russia to Israel from Russia was working as security guards during the festival.
The hostages were freed from two areas in Nuseirat in an operation that took place during the daytime, Israeli officials said. The rescue came amid the ongoing cease-fire talks in addition to the ferocious Israeli strikes across all of the Gaza Strip, including in the central area in which Nuseirat is situated. Nuseirat is located in the central region. Gaza Government Media Office told Reuters on Saturday that at least 93 Palestinians were killed by air strikes in the same zone.
“We commend the work of the Israeli security services that conducted this daring operation,” said U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan in a statement. He said”that “the hostage release and ceasefire deal that is now on the table would secure the release of all the remaining hostages together with security assurances for Israel and relief for the innocent civilians in Gaza.”
On Thursday that day, it was reported that the Israeli military struck the United Nations Relief and Works Agency school that was serving as shelter for homeless peoplein Nuseirat. The attack killed around 33 individuals including 12 children and 12 women The U.N. said.
About 1200 people were killed and 250 taken prisoner In Hamas October. seven attack. The Israeli government is of the opinion that over 130 hostages are still in Gaza and a quarter of who are believed to be dead. Based on Gaza official sources, the Israeli incursion on the Strip has killed more than 36,000 people which includes more than 15,000 kids, and been responsible for the deaths of more than 15,000 children.injured more than 83,000.
Clarissa-Jan Lim works as a breaking/trending reporter with MSNBC Digital. She was previously an editor and senior reporter for BuzzFeed News.
