Medical examinations are underway
In a coordinated effort by the IDF, Yamam, Shin Bet, and the Israeli police, four hostages have been successfully rescued from Gaza and are now undergoing medical examinations.
The IDF announced on Saturday that four more hostages were freed in a complex operation conducted by the IDF, Shin Bet, and the Yamam unit of the Israel police. According to an IDF statement, “It has been cleared for publication that in a complex operation by the IDF, Shin Bet, and the Yamam unit of the Israel police four Israeli hostages were rescued this Saturday morning. The hostages, Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40), were kidnapped by Hamas to the Gaza Strip from the ‘Nova’ party on October 7th.”
The hostages were rescued from two different locations in Nuseirat by Shin Bet and Yamam operatives. Their medical condition is stable, and they have been transferred for further medical examinations at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer. Security forces are committed to continuing efforts to bring back all hostages.
IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari detailed the operation in a televised statement, saying, “The IDF and Yamam infiltrated two facilities while under fire by Hamas terrorists. A Yamam soldier was seriously injured in the operation and has just reached the hospital. We pray for his well-being.”
“This operation was a success in rescuing and returning four hostages. We will continue to do everything to return the 120 hostages still held in Gaza. We are confident that we will reach you, and this operation will not end until you are returned home,” Hagari emphasized. “We will not give up on a single hostage. It is a great pride seeing the security forces working together, shoulder to shoulder, in a vital operation: returning the hostages home. When the operation reached this level of intelligence and was approved [by the relevant bodies] … only then were we permitted to proceed. Hamas intentionally hides the hostages in civilian neighborhoods.”
