The Israeli army freed two hostages after a night operation in Rafah

Published on: 02/12/2024 – 06:09

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What you should remember

■ Israel announced Monday Freed two hostages in Rafah, was the final target of its offensive in the Gaza Strip, where ruling Hamas reported 52 Palestinians killed during the night’s operation. The strike, which took place overnight from Sunday to Monday, was not part of the launch of the offensive, but part of an operation to recover two hostages kidnapped on October 7 during an unprecedented attack by Hamas fighters in the south of Israel, the starting point of the war.

■ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the army to develop a plan Evacuate civilians from RafahWhere he plans to start” Huge performance » and defeated the last battalion of Hamas. After Gaza City, then Khan Younes, Israel is now targeting ground operations in this city, in the far south of the Gaza Strip, adjacent to Egypt, as part of its military offensive against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.

■ American President Joe Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “ Guaranteed security » Palestinian population

While some states have warned that “ A humanitarian disaster In the event of an attack on a heavily populated city. In an interview with the American channel ABC, Benjamin Netanyahu assured that the Israeli army would ensure that “ safe passage » Before the planned attack on Rafah.

■ According to the latest report from Hamas’ Ministry of Health, this Sunday, February 11, 28 176 people were killed in Gaza Since the start of the war on October 7, 2023. A total of 112 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. The victims are mostly women, teenagers and children. We also count 67,784 injured.

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5:10 am: Two Israeli hostages are freed during a night operation in Rafah

Israel announced on Monday that it had freed two hostages in Rafah, the final target of its offensive in the Gaza Strip, where the ruling Hamas said 52 Palestinians had been killed during the night’s operation. Hamas warned on Sunday that such an offensive “ A torpedo will do » Any agreement on the release of hostages still held by him in Gaza. But Israel insisted that the strikes from Sunday to Monday night were not part of the launch of the offensive, but an operation to recover two hostages kidnapped on October 7 during an unprecedented attack by Hamas fighters. In southern Israel, the starting point of this war.

“ Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Luis Har, 70, were found during a night operation in Rafah conducted jointly by the Shin Bet, the army. (Internal Security) and the Israel Police », according to the press release of these three services. Abducted from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, the two men were taken to Ramat Gan’s Sheba Medical Center for preliminary medical examinations. ” They are in steady state », Arnon Afek, director of the establishment, told the press. ” Three terrorists were killed in the building where they were detained

“, according to an initial assessment by the Israeli military, which had previously been limited to confirming that it had” Conducted a series of raids against terrorist targets in the southern Gaza Strip “