JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The amazing rescue of four hostages from the heart of Gaza on Saturday morning was an incredible logistic operation which required daring, innovation and tremendous courage from all participants. The stunned hostages, who could not believe the IDF had reached them, were rescued from two locations under heavy fire, and taken to a nearby helicopter which whisked them to Israel.
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Unfortunately heartache awaited one of the released hostages. 20-year-old Almog Meir Jan was hoping to meet his father, but IDF representatives who came to tell the father the news of his son’s rescue found him lifeless, having passed away during the night. Meir met his mother in an emotional reunion:
Almog with his unbelieving mother
Noa Argamani, whose rescue went smoothly, was winched by helicopter from near the Gaza beach to Israel.
תיעודים: נועה ארגמני בעזה מלווה בלוחמי הימ”מ למסוק אחרי שחולצה https://t.co/pqDHGcYo8F pic.twitter.com/oa4FirCIvV
— יענקי כהן | Yanki Coen (@yankicoen) June 8, 2024
Arriving in Israel, she was reunited with her father and embraced him warmly.
תיעוד: נועה ארגמני עם אביה בישראל pic.twitter.com/SGCZitKyHJ
— Suleiman Maswadeh סולימאן מסוודה (@SuleimanMas1) June 8, 2024
She was then taken to visit her mother Liora who is suffering from stage 4 cancer and who had expressed a wish to see her daughter before she dies.
Andrei Kuzolov, an immigrant from Russia, was reunited with his mother and with girlfriend Jenny
Andrei with family members
Shlomi Ziv was reunited with his wife,children and relatives who had campaigned for his release. In the following clip he talked for the first time with his wife. Shlomi asked about a relative named Aviv who was also at the Nova festival and was murdered. His wife told him that “We’ll talk later about Aviv.”
שלומי זיו בשיחה ראשונה עם אשתו. צמרמורת. pic.twitter.com/wHkbECRcQw
— almog boker (@bokeralmog) June 8, 2024
Shlomi
Miracle