Israeli Military "Rescued 4 Hostages Captured by Hamas"

245 Days Since October 7 Last Year

The Israeli military announced on the 8th (local time) that it had rescued four hostages who had been captured by Hamas (Palestinian Islamic militant group) on October 7 last year.

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In a statement, the Israeli military explained that early that day, they safely rescued three male and one female hostages from Hamas hideouts in Nuseirat, central Gaza.

The rescued hostages were identified by the Israeli military as Noha Argamani (25), Almog Meir Zaan (21), Andrei Kozlov (27), and Shalomi Ziv (40).

All of them had attended a music festival at the Re'im Kibbutz (collective farm) in southern Israel on October 7 last year and were taken hostage, being rescued after 245 days.

The Israeli military added, "Argamani was rescued by special forces at one location, while the other three were found at a different location," and "They are in relatively good condition but were sent to the hospital for examination."

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