‘4 hostages rescued from Gaza,’ says Israeli military

The 4 hostages, 3 males and a female were kidnapped by Hamas-led militants from Nova music festival in southern Israel, 7 October 2023.

Supporters and family members of hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly 7 October attack by Hamas, react as they walk towards a medical center after the military said that Israeli forces have rescued four hostages alive from the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, in Ramat Gan, Israel 8 June, 2024 | Reuters/Marko Djurica

Jerusalem: Israeli forces rescued four hostages alive from two separate locations in the central Gaza area of al-Nuseirat on Saturday, the military said.

The four hostages, three males and one female who were kidnapped by Hamas-led militants from the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7 last year, were taken to hospital for medical checks, the military said, and were in good health.

They were identified as Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40.

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.

(Reporting by Maayan Lubell and Dan Williams; editing by Alex Richardson and Mark Heinrich)

Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.