In some of the biggest news to come out of the war between Israel and Hamas in months, four hostages were rescued from Nuseirat, a “refugee camp” in the middle of the Gaza Strip.
The operation was conducted jointly with the IDF, the ISA (Israel’s intelligence agency), and Israeli police forces. The rescued hostages were three men and one woman, all taken during the Nova Music Festival on October 7th. Their names are as follows: Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv.
Here’s the emotional scene that played out when Noa Argamani was reunited with her father after spending 250 days in captivity.
All of the rescued hostages were evacuated from a Gaza beach via helicopter, finally headed home
The operation to rescue these hostages happened despite a relentless effort by the Biden administration to force Israel into a “ceasefire” that would remove the IDF from Gaza. Given the success of this operation, Israel’s resolve will likely only be strengthened to forge ahead until the mission is completed, and that includes the destruction of Hamas as a military and governing power.
