At least 210 Palestinians were killed in Israel's military operation to free the hostages over the weekend, a Hamas official said.
During the operation on the Nuseirat refugee camp, at least 210 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed, a Gaza health official said.
Meanwhile, Israelis were jubilant hostages Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan, 22, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 41 were.during Hamas' attack on October 7 and held for 246 days. In a message released by the government, Argamani told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, w ho rushed to the hospital, that she was “very excited,” saying she hadn’t heard Hebrew in so long.The operation was “daring in nature, planned brilliantly, and executed in an extraordinary fashion,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said.Israel’s military said it had attacked “threats to our forces in the area,” adding that one commando died from his injuries during the operation to free the hostages.
“A lot of fire was around us,” he said, adding that the military responded with heavy force, including from aircraft, to extract the rescuers and freed hostages.
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