Palestinian officials on Saturday said an Israeli attack killed more than 50 people while Israeli military said it rescued four hostages held since October in a raid in the central Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military named the rescued hostages as Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40. They were taken to hospital for medical checks and were in good health, the military said.
They were all kidnapped from the Nova music festival during Palestinian group Hamas’ deadly raid on Israeli towns and villages near Gaza on Oct. 7. Israeli News 12 broadcast footage of Argamani reunited with her father, smiling and embracing him. Video of Argamani’s kidnapping had circulated soon after she was dragged into Gaza by gunmen on Oct. 7.
The Israeli military had said earlier on Saturday it was targeting resistance infrastructure in al-Nuseirat, an unusual announcement because it does not normally report on its operations while they are still underway. Al-Nuseirat, a historic Palestinian refugee camp, has been subjected to heavy Israeli bombing during the war and there also has been fierce ground fighting in its eastern areas.
Gaza’s health ministry meanwhile reported on Saturday that Israeli military assaults in al-Nuseirat had killed and wounded dozens of people including women and children.—AN
