The rescue of four Israeli hostages (three men and one woman) was announced by the Israeli army during a “difficult” military operation in Nuseirat, in the central area of the Gaza Strip.
As specified in the announcement, this morning, during “a difficult special operation in Nuseirat, four Israeli hostages were released.” They are: Noah Argamani, 25 years old, Almog Meir Zon, 21 years old, Andrey Kozlov, 27 years old and Shlomi Ziv, 40 years old. All four were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 at the site of the Supernova music festival.
The hostages, according to the same source, were “rescued” in two different locations in the heart of Nuseirat. Their health condition is good and they were taken to the hospital to undergo further medical examinations.
Noa Argamani was reunited with her father ❤️🩹
Noa was rescued a few hours ago, after spending 8 months as a hostage in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/FVfcEYHrTh
– Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) June 8, 2024
Israeli television network News 12 aired footage showing Argamani reuniting with his father, smiling and hugging him.
Later, a video of the 25-year-old receiving a phone call from Isaac Herzog was released by the Israeli president’s office. “I’m very happy to be here. Thank you for everything, thank you for this moment”, says Argamani, smiling, sitting with her father in a hospital room.
In another video, the young woman is on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and says: “I am very emotional. I haven’t heard Hebrew in a while.”
Noa Argamani was kidnapped with her partner Avinatan Or at the Supernova festival on the morning of October 7th. Her partner is believed to remain hostage.
The 25-year-old Israeli emerged as one of the faces of the hostage crisis when footage of her kidnapping by two men on a motorbike was released online. The video showed a desperate Argamani shouting “Don’t kill me!”
Earlier today, the Israeli military said it “is currently targeting terrorist infrastructure in the Nuseirat zone” on the northern outskirts of the city of Deir al-Balah, which is in the central part of the Palestinian enclave.