Released hostages Andrey Kozlov and Almog Meir Jan are escorted, after the military said that Israel i forces have rescued four hostages alive from the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, in Ramat Gan, Israel June 8, 2024. — Reuters picJERUSALEM, June 9 — Israel i forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in Gaza on Saturday that Palestinian officials said killed more than 200 people, one of the single bloodiest Israel i assaults of the eight-month-old war.
“We know about under 100 casualties. I don’t know how many from them are terrorists,” he said in a briefing with journalists. An Israeli special forces commander was killed during the operation, a police statement said.Gazan paramedics and residents said the assault killed scores of people and left mangled bodies of men, women and children strewn around a marketplace and a mosque.
The spokesperson for Hamas’ armed al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, said some hostages were killed during the rescue operation.Asked about news reports that US intelligence supported the rescue operation, Lerner said Israel and the US had a “close, intimate working relationship” as relates to intelligence but declined to elaborate.
A smiling Argamani was shown speaking by phone to Israeli President Isaac Herzog from hospital surrounded by family and friends, in footage released by the president’s office.“I am so excited to hear your voice, it brings tears to my eyes ... Welcome home,” Herzog said.US President Joe Biden welcomed the return of the four Israeli hostages rescued in Gaza.
“It was like a horror movie but this was a real massacre. Israeli drones and warplanes fired all night randomly at people’s houses and at people who tried to flee the area,” said Ziad, 45, a paramedic and resident of Nuseirat, who gave only his first name.
Rescues Four Hostages In Gaza Raid That Hamas Says Kills 210 Palestinians
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