4 hostages recovered in largest rescue since Gaza war began: Israeli military
by Lauren Irwin - 06/08/24 8:00 AM ET
The Israeli military said it and two other Israeli groups carried out a special operation Saturday, rescuing four hostages.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Police and Israel Securities Authority rescued Noa Argamani, 25, Almong Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27 and Shlomi Ziv, 40, the IDF said in a joint statement with the Israeli Security Agency and Israeli Police.
The agencies rescued the hostages in a special operation from two separate locations in Nuseirat in central Gaza. All four of the hostages were kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival, the IDF said.
“They are in good medical condition and have been transferred to the “Sheba” Tel-HaShomer Medical Center for further medical examinations,” the IDF said.
The operation is the largest recovery of living hostages since the war began, bringing the total of rescued captives to seven individuals, The Associated Press reported.
Those rescued Saturday were among the more than 200 people kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7.
“We will continue to make every effort to bring the hostages home,” the IDF said.
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