The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released video footage from their rescue operation that saved four hostages who were kidnapped eight months ago by Hamas.
Israeli special forces on the ground were supported by airstrikes as they raided two Hamas locations in central Gaza, rescuing three Israelis at one location and finding the fourth hostage at the second location. The hostages have been identified as Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 40. All four hostages are in good condition, according to the IDF.
The IDF released footage from both locations showing the hostages boarding Israeli helicopters and flying out of Gaza.
This morning (Saturday), in a joint IDF, ISA and Israel Police (Yamam) complex, special, daytime operation in Nuseirat, four Israeli hostages were rescued. Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40), were kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist… pic.twitter.com/d06BDEz9Mb
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) June 8, 2024
IDF: Footage from inside the helicopter; Noa Argamani rescued from the Gaza Strip.
Attached is footage from inside the helicopter in which Noa Argamani was rescued and returned home to Israel after the IDF and ISA rescue operation in the heart of Nuseirat in the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/c6ZV8Otf3I
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) June 8, 2024
תיעוד מרגע נחיתת המסוק עם שלושה מהחטופים ששבו ארצה: pic.twitter.com/PMhaow6AKk
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) June 8, 2024
Escape from hell!
Rescued hostage Noa Argamani being escorted by IDF officers to a waiting helicopter on Gaza beach, bound for home. pic.twitter.com/5ZUj41mLoR
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) June 8, 2024
Footage shows one of the hostages (presumably Noa Argamani) being extracted from the Gaza Strip in a helicopter after being rescued from Hamas captivity in Nuseirat. pic.twitter.com/sa6JtTy892
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) June 8, 2024
A video posted online by Faran Jeffery, Deputy Director at Islamic Theology to Counter Terrorism (ITCT) and Director General Operations and Head Consultant at Midstone Centre for International Affairs (MCIA), allegedly showed that Israeli special forces used a box truck for transport to at least one of the locations to evade detection.
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Footage shows IDF forces secretly entering Nuseirat to rescue the hostages. #Gaza pic.twitter.com/G6jNdEYSsb
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) June 8, 2024
Other videos showed some of the airstrikes near the locations that targeted Hamas terrorists and the moment that IDF commandos opened fire on the terrorists.
The Nazis in Nuseirat, Gaza scrambling like rats in panic the moment a large IDF team showed up to rescue the hostages.
This is how you do it.
Enjoy this video and the screams of Nazis in it. pic.twitter.com/CVdSAJNNRu
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) June 8, 2024
The four hostages rescued today were held in civilian homes. The homes were guarded by both Palestinian civilians and militants.
Palestinian civilians continued to play a role in the crimes against Jews continuously through this ordeal. pic.twitter.com/h40LIgOi85
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) June 8, 2024
“They are back home in Israel. They are alive; they are well,” said IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. “They will undergo medical examination and will soon be reunited with their families in the hospital.”
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The mission marks the most successful hostage rescue operation for the IDF since Hamas captured at least 250 people from Israel during its October 7 terrorist attack. In February, the IDF rescued two Israeli hostages — Fernando Marman, 61, and Louis Har, 71 — who were being held by Hamas in Rafah.
The rescue mission had been planned by the IDF for weeks, according to Hagari, who added that during the rescue operation, Israeli forces were under fire from Hamas while in the buildings and on their way out of Gaza with the hostages.
“They risked their lives to save the lives of our hostages. This is what we do in Israel,” he said.
Hagari added that the IDF will continue to fight to rescue the 120 hostages who still remain in Gaza, which include men, women, and children.
Hamas has murdered at least 60 hostages since its October 7 attack, according to Israel. Only 19 of the bodies have been brought back to Israel from Gaza.
Zach Jewell contributed to this report.
