Israel has announced that its forces rescued four hostages Saturday from a Gaza refugee camp in an operation that the Hamas-run government media office said left 210 Palestinians dead and hundreds wounded.
The Israeli military said Noa Argamani, Almog Meir, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv, were pulled out in a “complex” mission. It released footage and images of them being extracted by helicopter and then reunited with loved ones in emotional scenes at a Tel Aviv hospital.
In Nuseirat, where the hostages were being held, Palestinians described coming under intense bombardment and heavy gunfire. The hostages are among seven that Israeli forces have freed alive since Palestinian militants seized 251 people in their October attack on southern Israel.