Noa, 26, was among four captives rescued by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops during a fearless raid on two Hamas-controlled buildings in the Nuseirat refugee camp earlier on Saturday.
Rescued Israel i hostage Noa Argamani has finally been reunited with her terminally ill mother - more than seven months after being snatched from a music festival by Hamas terrorists on October 7.
Noa became known across the world when she was taken hostage by Hamas on the back of a motorcycle at the Supernova music festival on October 7. She will be treated alongside Liora, who had urged Hamas for months to free her daughter. Noa's mother Liora Argamani has stage four brain cancer and had repeatedly expressed her desire to see her daughter again She was able to celebrate her father Yakov's birthday after spending more than seven months in Hamas captivity Noa smiles while having a drink of Coca Cola with her father Yakov after being reunited today
Noa Argamani returned to the arms of her father today after 245 days spent in dire captivity in the beleaguered Gaza Strip. Special forces simultaneously raided two Hamas sites in central Gaza's Nuseirat area with one helicopter attending each site. At one location, Noa Argamani was rescued, while Meir Jan, Kozlov, and Ziv were at the second location.
The IDF said: 'Arnon is an Israeli hero, who loved and protected his country. He led the force that rescued the four hostages from the central Gaza Strip and returned them to Israel. The IDF salutes his memory.
Netanyahu said the 'entire nation salutes you' to his defence chiefs at a press conference after the successful mission Read More Pro-Palestinian protestors march through London to call for ceasefire The operation is understood to have been planned for months. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the 'entire nation salutes you' to his defence chiefs at a press conference after the successful mission.After the operation, the freed Israelis were sent to the Tel Hashomer Sheba Medical Center for further medical examination, where families of the hostages celebrated their arrival.
'We are obligated to do the same in the future. We will not relent until we complete the mission and return all our hostages home, both the living and the deceased.'People wave Israeli flags as they celebrate after hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7.
Read More Israel fury as UN adds the nation to global list of offenders who commit violations against children 'Holding them the way that it will be impossible to reach to without going through civilians of Gaza. 'It has a lot of details, like in a puzzle, and we never have all the links, but we need to make sure that we have enough links.
'In the other building, where the three male hostages were, we had to fire and crossfire with the guards. 'We had to put the heli down next to the beach and take out the forces because of the warrior that was wounded. 'We used the operational division in the Southern Command that was in this area in order to conduct this operation. They gave a shield to the Special Forces in this operation.
'IDF, ISA and Special Forces, as well as the forces who supported have conducted an unprecedented operation - daring in nature, planned brilliantly and executed in an extraordinary fashion.'Our troops showed so much courage - operating under heavy fire in the most complex . Speaking at a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macon, Biden said he joined his host in welcoming the return of the hostages and vowed, 'We won't stop working until all the hostages come home and a ceasefire is reached'Shlomi Ziv hugs his family tightly following the successful missionA Hamas official said Israel's freeing of four hostages after nine months was 'a sign of failure not an achievement', according to Reuters.
UN secretary-general António Guterres said on X, formerly Twitter, that he had sent messages to the families of Noa Argamani and Shlomi Ziv. More than 30 people were arrested after sitting in a road in protest as Israeli police also used water cannons to disperse those calling for an end to the war. A video of Noa receiving a telephone call from Israeli President Isaac Herzog was distributed by his office. 'I am so happy to be here. Thank you for everything, thank you for this moment,' said a smiling Argamani, sitting with her father in a hospital room.
Some held up banners protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu, who has repeatedly refused to agree ceasefire deals with the terror group Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on X: 'Noa, Almog, Andrey and Shlomi - we are overjoyed to have you home.' 'We continue to call upon the international community to apply the necessary pressure on Hamas to accept the proposed deal and release the other 120 hostages held in captivity; every day there is a day too far.'
Noa's father , Yakov, said doctors have told the family his wife, Liora, does not have long to live in November Netanyahu: Now, both Hebrew, and at home, and that's important. We have not given up on you for one minute. I don't know if you believed it, but we believed it, and it has materialized.Netanyahu: Be blessed with your family, and hug your mother for me and for my wife.
'After assessing the situation and receiving additional information, the Argamani family has approved the use of a video in which Noa Argamani was heard while being held hostage by Hamas,' it said. Late last year, the 61-year-old made a last ditch plea to US President Joe Biden begging him for the opportunity to 'hug' her daughter 'one last time' before she dies.
This picture of Noa - her arms outstretched toward her boyfriend as she screams for help - became one of the most recognisable images of the atrocities after it was published by The Mail on Sunday on October 8 The young woman was among more than 100 people who are believed to still be being held hostage in Gaza. She is one of just 19 women that are still being held by the terror group.
Read More Labour leftwingers push Sir Keir Starmer to officially commit to backing the 'immediate recognition of a Palestinian state' and scrapping two-child benefit cap as senior party figures and union leaders meet to hammer out election manifesto It has claimed the IDF has also killed some hostages during the operation in messages shared on Telegram. Israel has labelled the claim a 'blatant lie'.
Iran's foreign ministry said the raid was a 'horrific and shocking crime'. The country is supportive of and has funded Hamas.
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