Israel-Gaza war live: four hostages from Nova music festival rescued in central Gaza | Israel-Gaza war
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Four hostages have been rescued from the central part of the Gaza Strip
Israeli forces rescued four hostages alive from the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, the military said.
The four hostages, three men and one woman, were abducted from the Nova music festival on October 7 and taken to hospital for medical examinations, Reuters reports.
The army said it rescued Noah Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Can, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40, in a complex special day operation in Nuseirat, AP reported.
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Here are some more recent photos of the freed hostages:
Watch: the moment Noah Argamani was reunited with his father after months as a hostage
A video shared on social media shows the moment Israeli hostage Noah Argamani reunited with her father after being rescued from central Gaza by Israeli forces.
Netanyahu says Israel does not give in to terror, committed to freeing all hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this on Saturday Israel does not give in to terrorism and that it is working “creatively and courageously” to bring home hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
“We are committed to doing so in the future. We will not back down until we complete the mission and bring home all the hostages, both alive and dead,” Netanyahu said.
The bodies of at least 55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Al-Nuseirat and other areas in central Gaza, and dozens injured in the attacks, arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital on Saturday, the health ministry said.
The hospital, one of the only hospitals still functioning Gazait is currently running on a single generator and may go out of service while dozens of injured people are still on the street, a health ministry spokesman said outside the hospital.
Israeli forces rescued four hostages alive in a special operation from two separate locations in the central Gaza Strip of Al Nuseirat on Saturday, the military said.
We begin to see pictures of the freed hostages and the reactions of their loved ones.
Israel cannot impose its choice on Hamas and the group will not accept any deal that does not achieve security for the Palestinians, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday in response to Israel’s military offensive in Gaza’s al-Nuseirat area.
Israeli forces have rescued four hostages alive from two different locations in the center Gaza al Nuseirat area on Saturday, the military said.
Senior Hamas official spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters after the announcement that “the return of four captives after nine months of fighting is a sign of failure, not achievement.”
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers took part in a special operation under fire to rescue four hostages alive from their Hamas captors in Gaza, Israel’s chief military spokesman said on Saturday.
The operation had been planned for weeks and one officer was seriously injured, Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said at a televised press conference.
The hostages were held in two houses in the al Nuseirat residential district in the center Gaza Gaza, according to Reuters.
At least 36,801 Palestinians have been killed and more than 83,680 wounded in Israel’s military offensive against Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
More than 70 Palestinians were killed and 150 wounded in the past 24 hours, the ministry added.
Israeli Prime Minister Benny Gantz is delaying a statement in which he was expected to resign
Israeli centrist minister of war Benny Gantz delayed a statement he was due to make later on Saturday, where he was expected to announce his resignation from Prime Minister B.Benjamin Netanyahuemergency government.
Last month, Gantz presented the conservative prime minister with a June 8 deadline to come up with a clear strategy the day after for Gaza, where Israel is waging a devastating military offensive against the ruling Palestinian militant group Hamas.
But after the news that Israeli forces rescued four Israeli hostages alive Gaza, spokesmen for the minister said his statement would be delayed. They did not give a new time for the address, in which political commentators in leading Israeli newspapers said he was expected to announce his resignation.
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