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The course of Israel's hostage-rescue operation in Gaza

Among the four captives freed by Israeli soldiers was Noa Argamani.

After weeks of preparation, the Israeli military has successfully freed four captives from central Gaza. It was a cause for joy and comfort for Israelites. Hospitals report that the attack on the heavily populated Nuseirat camp resulted in the deaths of scores of individuals, including children, adding to the anguish already experienced by Palestinians.


The attack, known as "Seeds of Summer," was conducted during the atypical day, according to the Israel Defense Forces, which gave them a greater element of surprise. Because it was midmorning, a local market was bustling with shoppers, filling the streets. Additionally, it increased the danger for Israel's special forces to enter and, more importantly, exit. Israel police said that a special forces officer was hurt and later passed away in a hospital.


Heartbroken, Nora Abu Khamees lost her kid in an Israeli attack.

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the IDF's chief spokesperson, compared it to the Entebbe operation, which saw Israel free 100 captives in Uganda in 1976.

He stated that in response to information, two residential homes in Nuseirat, where the hostages were being kept, were simultaneously attacked by expert commandos who had crossed into Gaza from Israel.


Noa Argamani, a 26-year-old captive, was housed in one flat. Almog Meir Jan, 22, 27-year-old Andrey Kozlov, and 41-year-old Shlomi Ziv were in the other. According to Mr. Hagari, they were in guarded, sealed rooms rather than cages. He said that after forcing their way inside, Israeli troops grabbed the detainees and wrapped themselves around them as shields before loading them into armored trucks outside.


He said that Palestinian fighters fiercely resisted them as they were leaving. According to Mr. Hagari, the Israeli military meticulously prepared the attack and constructed training mock-ups of the two residences. People can be seen running for shelter in cell phone footage captured during the incident when gunshots and rockets were heard. Subsequent video showed the dead all over the roadway.


Areej Al Zahdneh, 10, told the BBC that she was struck by shrapnel and that her two sisters were also affected. The attack was obviously carried out with great vigor. More than 70 dead have been tallied, according to medical staff at the two hospitals in central Gaza. While the Hamas media office said that over 200 people had died, Mr. Hagari assessed that fewer than 100 had died.

The BBC was unable to confirm the exact number of deaths.


"I have collected the body parts of my child, my beloved child," the comatose Nora Abu Khamees told the BBC while taking refuge in Nuseirat. "The other kid I have is in danger of dying. Our whole family—including my spouse and mother-in-law—has been devastated. This is a murderous act. Speaking in a nearby hospital, 10-year-old Areej Al Zahdneh informed us that there had been gunfire, tanks, and airstrikes. We were unable to breathe. Both my five-year-old sister Yara and my sister Reemaz were struck by shrapnel in the head.

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