50 People Died In Al-Nuseirat Gaza During Israeli Military Operations Free Four Hostages

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JAKARTA - The Israeli military (IDF) rescued four hostages detained since October 2023 in an attack on the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, June 8.

Palestinian officials said Israeli attacks in the same area killed more than 50 people.

It is not yet clear whether the rescue of hostages and Israel's deadly attack were part of the same operation. But both occurred in al-Nuseirat, an area that is often the target of an eight-month war between Israel and the ruling Hamas in Gaza.

Four Israelis held hostage by Hamas were released in a special operation at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the Israeli military said.

Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40), were rescued by Israeli military, intelligence, and special forces from two separate locations in Nuseirat, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday, June 8.

The four Israelis were kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, according to the IDF.

They are in good medical condition and have been transferred to Tel-HaShomer's 'Sheba' Medical Center for further medical examination, "continued the IDF reported by CNN, Saturday, June 8.

Saving people held hostage during the Hamas attack on October 7 remains the main goal of Israel's military campaign in Gaza.

This is the third successful operation. Corporal IDF Ori Megidish was rescued in October last year from the northern Gaza Strip. In another operation on February 12, 2024, Fernando Marman and Louis Har were rescued from the southern Rafah