Tel Aviv [Israel], June 8 (ANI): After Israeli defence forces successfully rescued four hostages from Hamas captivity on Saturday morning, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog expressed gratitude and said they were emotional on hearing that the rescued hostages were reunited with families.

While expressing his immense happiness, Israel’s President said, “We received with tears in our eyes the very moving news about the rescue from the captivity of Noa Argamani, Almog Meir, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv, who were kidnapped on October 7th from the party in Ra’i and who were finally reunited with their loved ones.”
Further, he also thanked the forces for their impressive rescue operation and also expresses hope for the quick return of all abducted individuals to their families, ending with the phrase “Israel Lives!”
“On behalf of the entire people of Israel, I thank the IDF, the Shin Bet, the Israel Police and the Israel Defense Forces for an impressive and daring rescue operation, and I wish for the speedy return of all our abductees to their families. Israel Lives!,” said Isaac Herzog.

Following this, Israel’s President also shared a video of one of the hostages recently rescued and said, “Noah, how good you came home.”

Earlier in the day, IDF also released a video of its spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, who spoke regarding the operation to bring the hostages- Noa, Almog, Andrey and Shlomi back home
“While we are happy that our four hostages are home, we will not lose sight that 120 hostages are still being held by Hamas in Gaza, men, women, children. When we say that we will do everything to bring our hostages back home, we mean it,” an IDF spokesperson said in a video posted on X.
He further added that Israel will keep fighting for freedom and emphasized that any decent country would do the same.
“We will not stop fighting for their freedom. Any other decent country in the world would do the same,” said Daniel Hagari.
Moreover, he also disclosed the details of this operation and said, “This was a high-risk complex mission based on precise intelligence conducted in daylight in two separate buildings deep inside Gaza. While under fire, under fire inside the buildings, under fire on the way out from Gaza, our forces rescued our hostages.”
“Israeli forces have been preparing for this rescue mission for weeks. They are under intensive training. They risked their lives to save the lives of our hostages. This is what we do in Israel. We risk our lives to save the lives of our hostages.” he added.
This morning at 11 am Israeli Special Forces conducted a complex hostage rescue mission and successfully rescued four of our hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Noar Gamani, Almog Meir Jean, Shlomi Ziv and Andrei Kozlov.
They were rescued after 246 days in Hamas captivity after they were brutally kidnapped from the Nova Musical Festival on the October 7. (ANI)

Israel: Rescued hostage Noa Argamani reunites with family after harrowing captivity

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 8 (ANI/TPS): Noa Argamani (26), one of the hostages rescued by the IDF operation from Hamas captivity since the Nova Festival abduction on October 7th, has been safely reunited with her family in Israel. Both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog personally congratulated her on the safe return home.
In an emotional phone call with President Isaac Herzog, he expressed his happiness at Noa’s release. Speaking directly to Noa, President Herzog’s words were laden with emotion.
“The entire nation of Israel embraces you. There is no woman in the world named Noa who has not changed her name and image on social media to yours in solidarity. You are a global figure.”
The footage of Noa Argamani‘s abduction on October 7th has been published worldwide. In the video, Argamani is seen surrounded by Hamas terrorists, one of whom covers her head while she rides on a motorcycle. At least ten armed men can be seen in the footage surrounding Argamani, who cries as they shout at her. The previous documentation of Noa Argamani being kidnapped from the Nova Nature Festival with her partner Avinatan Or has become one of the symbols of the ongoing war. Or remains in Hamas captivity.
In a separate conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Noa expressed her profound gratitude and admitted, “I am very emotional. I haven’t spoken Hebrew in so long.”

Netanyahu stated, “We never gave up on you for a moment. I don’t know if you believed in it, but we believed, and I am glad it came true.”
“Enjoy the time with your family, and hug your mother for me,” he added.
During her time in captivity, Noa’s mother Leora has been battling cancer, her condition exacerbated by the anguish of her daughter’s absence. With each passing day, she prayed for the opportunity to see Noa once more before her time drew to a close.
Noa is set to reunite shortly with her mother at Ichilov Medical Center, where she has been undergoing cancer treatment.
At least 1,200 people were killed, and 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in Hamas’s attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border on October 7. Of the 120 remaining hostages, some 40 are believed to be dead. (ANI/TPS)