People have been celebrating in Tel Aviv after four Israeli hostages were rescued by special forces in Gaza. The hostages had been kidnapped from the Nova music festival on 7 October and held in Gaza for eight months. The daytime operation in central Nuseirat freed Noa Argamani, 25, who was being held in one location, and three men – Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40 – who were found at a second site. There was heavy fighting in the area on Saturday, with at least 50 people killed, including children, according to the health ministry in Gaza

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2024 13:14 UTC