4 Israeli #hostages have been #rescued alive from #Gaza, the Israeli military said Sat. #Israel’s forces rescued Noa Argamani, 26; Almog Meir Jan, 22; Andrey Kozlov, 27; & Shlomi Ziv, 41, from 2 locations in #Nuseirat in central Gaza, the #IDF said in a stmnt. ≥125 people were #killed in the operation.
All “are in good medical condition” & have been transferred to a hospital for further medical examinations, the IDF said.
The #hostages were taken from the Nova music festival during the #Hamas attacks on Oct 7.
Israeli leaders spoke to Argamani following her #rescue. Argamani was captured on video being driven into #Gaza on a motorcycle after the deadly attack. Her mother, who has Stage 4 cancer, had appealed for Hamas to release her daughter as a dying wish.
President Isaac #Herzog & PM Benjamin #Netanyahu spoke to #freed hostage #NoaArgamani after her rescue.
Video shared by a fmr spox for PM, showed the phone call between Argamani & Herzog.
#ClimateDiary A short 🧵 on why #Gaza is, and should be, a concern for the climate movement. I know the vast majority of you lovely people on here do see the connection, but just in case some of you don't, I wanted to briefly outline this. For me, there are four separate, key reasons why Gaza is not a "distraction"; why all climate activists should speak out on it. #ClimateAction 1/5
What does ignoring Gaza say about your kind of environmentalism or climate activism - about what climate activism is for? Historically, some forms of environmentalism have indeed been racist and really problematic (see this article). But this is not what the climate movement now is or should be about. For one, how are you supposed to win global support for climate action if you don't speak up now?
Freude und Kritik nach der Befreiung von weiteren Hamas-Geiseln
Nicht nur in Israel, auch international ist die Befreiung von vier weiteren Geiseln aus dem Gazastreifen begrüßt worden. Doch es gibt auch scharfe Kritik am Vorgehen des israelischen Militärs. Laut Hamas soll es viele Tote gegeben haben.
Ansar Allah official Nasr al-Din Amer rejects the notion the Yemeni movement is simply a proxy for Iran and says its maritime blockade of Israel in the Red Sea is meant to lift the siege on Gaza and has the overwhelming support of the Yemeni people.
Massacre: At least 210 Palestinians were killed and hundreds of others were injured on Saturday in the central Gaza Strip, in what Israel is celebrating as a “heroic” military operation to rescue four Israeli captives that were being held in Gaza.
Book worth reading about Israel's assassinations campaigns, "Rise and kill first", it illustrates that Israel can kill terrorists with minimal civilian casualties, big difference with current actions in Gaza, ofcourse circumstances are also different. https://amzn.eu/d/2uEki5j #gaza#israel#assassinations
The hostages—Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40—have been transferred to Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center near Tel Aviv.
Israel: Große Freude über die Befreiung von vier Hamas-Geiseln
In Israel wird auf den Straßen gefeiert: Nach acht Monaten konnte die israelische Armee vier Hamas-Geiseln befreien. Der Einsatz mit Hunderten Soldaten wurde offenbar wochenlang geplant. Die Hamas meldet allerdings viele Tote. Von J.-C. Kitzler.
Eleven United Nations employees in Yemen have been detained by Houthi rebels, authorities say, and workers for other aid groups have also likely been taken. The detentions come as U.S.-led airstrikes on Houthi rebels after they started targeting shipping vessels in the Red Sea corridor in response to the war in Gaza. The Associated Press has more.
Israeli Forces Rescue Four Hostages in Daring Daytime Raid in Gaza, Including Noa Argamani (thenarinder.in)
The hostages—Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40—have been transferred to Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center near Tel Aviv.