Four Israeli Hostages Rescued in the Gaza Strip

The four were captured at the Nova music festival when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.

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Four Israeli hostages — (clockwise from top left) Noa Argamani, Almog Meir, Shlomi Ziv, and Andrey Kozlov — were rescued from Gaza. Israel Defense Forces

Four hostages taken during Hamas' attack on Oct. 7 have been saved in a dramatice rescue from the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces announced.

The hostages — identified as Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir, 21, Andrey Kovlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40 — were captured while they were attending the Nova music festival, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement posted on X.

They were rescued by members of Israel's security forces and police at two locations in Nuseirat, in central Gaza.

The four are in stable medical condition and have been transferred to the "Sheba" Medical Center.

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Israel, Hamas, Gaza, Hostages
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