The rear admiral Daniel Hagarispokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), described “bold” the operation carried out by the Army in Nuseirat, in the center of the Gaza Strip, in which four hostages who were held captive by Hamas were rescued.
As detailed, Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv They were rescued by special forces while “under heavy fire” between Israeli troops and Hamas terrorists. “It was a complex and high-risk mission, based on precise intelligence information, carried out in daylight in two different buildings deep in Gaza (….) These terrorist threats were attacked from land, sea and air so that we could rescue the hostages.”he pointed out.
For his part, a Gaza official informed the agency Reuters that at least 50 Hamas terrorists were killed during the operation against Nuseirat and other areas of central Gaza.
“Israeli forces have been preparing for this rescue mission for weeks. They have undergone intensive training; They risked their lives to save the lives of our hostages. “This is what we do in Israel: we risk our lives to save the lives of our hostages,” Hagari added. And he concluded: “When we say we will do everything possible to bring our hostages home, we mean it. We will not stop fighting for your freedom. “Any other decent country in the world would do the same.”
An agent from the elite Yamam anti-terror unit, meanwhile, was seriously injured in the rescue operation and was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment.
The operation was carried out between Army troops, Shin Bet agents and the elite Yamam force, at two points in the heart of Nuseirat.
“In a heroic operational activity, our fighters managed to free four hostages from Hamas captivity and return them to their home in Israel,” celebrated Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who followed the operation from the command room that was carried out. “under intense fire.”
At least 80 people have died and dozens have been injured as a result of the Israeli attacks launched this Saturday against several areas of central Gaza, mainly in Nuseirat, the scene of the hostage rescue operation.
The provisional balance has been collected by Palestinian medical sources and published by the official Palestinian agency Wafa. Agency witnesses speak of an “unprecedented” bombing which lasted more than an hour, in Nuseirat, Deir al Balá, Zueida and Bureij.
The Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip, under the control of Hamas terrorists, reported a “large number of deaths and injuries” in this Israeli attack.
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