Israel announced this Saturday the rescue of four hostages who had been kidnapped during the Supernova electronic music festival, on October 7. Is about Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27) and Shlomi Ziv (40)who were freed in a special military operation.
In this operation, the special forces were at the same time in two Hamas sites located in Nuseirat, central Gaza. Argamani was rescued in one, while the remaining three were in the other.
In this way, the Israeli Army issued a statement detailing: ”Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27) and Shlomi Ziv (40), were kidnapped by the terrorist organization Hamas at the Nova music festival on October 7.” And they also clarified that they were in good health.
The one who also celebrated the rescue was the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant: ”In a heroic operational activity, our fighters managed to free four hostages from Hamas captivity and return them to their home in Israel.”
With the rescue of the four hostages, there are still 116 of the 251 kidnapped eight months ago, where, According to Israel there are 40 of them dead, while according to Hamas, more than 70.
From the Israel Defense Forces, they stated in a statement that ”The security forces will continue to do everything possible to bring the hostages home.”
Who are the four hostages rescued by Israel
The 25-year-old was captured while escaping from the Supernova music festival with her boyfriend, Avinatan Or. She appears in one of the first videos that came to light, sitting on the back of a motorcycle behind her captor screaming: ”Do not kill me!”.
The couple had attended the outdoor musical event on Friday night, but did not mention their destination to Argamani’s parents, his father said. Yaakov Argamaniin a video made by Bring Them Home Nowthe organization that manages the press and media of the Israeli government and families.
Additionally, hours after being rescued from eight months of captivity in Gaza, Argamani arrived at a hospital in Tel Aviv to see his mother who is hospitalized there due to a terminal illness.
In October, shortly after her daughter was kidnapped at a music festival-turned-extermination camp in southern Israel, Liora, sitting in a wheelchair, was asked in an interview with a local television station how she imagined their reunion.
“At least so I could hug her”Liora had responded.
Almog Meir Jan
The 21-year-old was identified through video days after the massacre, both by the Israeli Army and by his family. On the day of the attack, Almog had tried to escape by getting into a friend’s car. However, After being shot, they were unable to flee. The family learned these details through a call from Almog’s friend to his own parents.
His mother, Orit Meir, had described her son as a ”child with a lot of love for life”in a January interview with The Jerusalem Post, calling him a ”loving son, brother, uncle and grandson” with a ”contagious” love. of music. Almog had been released from military service three months before his capture and had plans to begin work at Ness Israel on October 8.
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Andrey Kozlov
The 27-year-old Russian-Israeli migrant was working as security at the Festival, the tragic day. Kozlov I had moved from St. Petersburg a year and a half ago.
During the terrorist attack, the young man had sent a text message to his father, telling him ”I heard gunshots around me.” In addition, he sent messages via WhatsApp to his friends, explaining that he had nowhere to hide during the massacre.
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The 41-year-old was also working security at the event. He attended the festival together with Aviv Eliyahudirector of security for the event and a relative of his wife, and Jake Marlowea family friend, who were killed during the attack.
Adi Kikozashvili, one of his sisters, said that she spoke with him for the last time at 7:30 in the morning; Although there were sirens of incoming rockets and gunshots, he and his team were trying to return home.
Ziv was out of ammunition, and tried to escape from the area where the festival was taking place in the middle of a traffic jam. Unfortunately, he was captured after his last communication with his other sister: ”I’ll call you.”
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“The nights were without sleep, without eating. One night I sat waiting for him outside, where he liked to sit, until the morning. I even imagined him entering the house,” said his wife Meran.
Source: Ambito
