Israel rescues four hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 – Washington Examiner

Four Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 during the attacks at the Nova music festival were rescued by security forces Saturday morning.

The rescued hostages are Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40. They have all been taken to  Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center near Tel Aviv, and are reported to be in good condition.

Once reunited with her father and dying mother, Argamani talked with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone. Video footage from the attack in October, showed Argamani reaching out for her boyfriend as she was being taken away on the back of a motorcycle by two Hamas terrorists. 

She appeared in a series of propaganda videos released by Hamas in January. The first video clip shows Argamani beside two male hostages, Yossi Sharabi and Itai Svirsky. The video ended with a caption saying, “Tomorrow, we will inform you of their fate.” A final video showed the bodies of Sharabiand Svirsky who Argamani said were killed in an air strike.

The rescue mission came the morning that Israel Defense Forces were engaged in heavy gunfire with Hamas terrorists in Nuseirat and other areas of central Gaza. At least 150 people were killed as a result of the IDF strikes. 

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This is the third successful operation by the IDF. On February 23, Fernando Marman and Louis Har were rescued from southern Rafah, and IDF Corporal Ori Megidish was rescued last October from the northern Gaza Strip.

Of the 250 hostages taken, 120 still remain, with 30 presumed dead. Several hostages have been killed while being held captive, with their bodies having been returned to Israel, according to Israeli officials. On Monday, the IDF confirmed the death of four additional hostages.

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