The Israeli military rescued a female soldier who was being held hostage by the Palestinian armed faction Hamas. This is the first time a hostage has been rescued through an Israeli military operation.
The Israeli military and the intelligence agency Shin Bet announced in a joint statement on the 30th (local time) that they had rescued Private Ori Megidish, who had been taken hostage by Hamas on the 7th.
“Private Maggie Dish is in good health and has been reunited with메이저놀이터 his family,” the statement added. The statement continued, “Private Megidish was rescued during a ground operation last night,” but did not disclose specific circumstances.
On the 7th, Hamas crossed the separation barrier and infiltrated southern Israel with armed members, massacring soldiers and civilians, taking people hostage and taking them to the Gaza Strip.
Private Megidish was also reported to have been captured by Hamas members while at the Nahal Oz military base in the eastern Gaza Strip on the 7th.
The Israeli military estimates that the number of hostages confirmed so far is up to 240. Among them, two American mothers and daughters and two elderly Israeli women were released.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Private Megidish, the military that rescued him, and the Shin Bet, adding, “This achievement is an expression of our promise to bring back all the hostages.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu then emphasized to Hamas, “We will continue to pursue you, and we will beat you until you collapse.”
Defense Minister Yoav Galland said, “The rescue of a soldier held by Hamas demonstrates the benefits of ground operations in the Gaza Strip.” Foreign Secretary Eli Cohen also congratulated the rescue of the hostages and said, “We will continue to act until all hostages are free.”
