Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI is ecstatic that the Israel Defense Forces heroically rescued four innocent Israeli hostages. “Rescued,” not released, is the correct word here, as so much of the mainstream media is inaccurately reporting.
On Saturday morning, in a joint IDF, ISA and Israel Police (Yamam) complex, special, daytime operation in Nuseirat, the four Israeli hostages rescued were: Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40). All were kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist organization from the ‘Nova’ music festival on October 7th.
AFSI extends a hearty congratulations to the many brave Israel Defense Forces units who participated in this dangerous yet incredible rescue operation. At the same time, we are very saddened that anti-terror officer and Chief Inspector Arnon Zmora, 36, was critically injured by Hamas and/or Gazan “civilian” fire, while rescuing and protecting the hostages, and later died from his injuries.
This successful operation disappointed many on the left: those who hold irrational ideas about how the IDF should run this war and those who want to condemn Israel’s every move to bolster their own agenda. The US sees this successful rescue as having complicated a ceasefire “deal.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to visit Israeli officials today to pressure them to accept their “deal.” At the helm of this twisted thinking is Joe Biden who is desperate for votes this November – so desperate that he will cave to Hamas’s demands to end the war and agree to a Palestinian state. His selfish goals are dangerous to America and only hurt Israel.
The continuation of the ground offensive in the entire Gaza Strip resulted in the rescue of these four hostages. The IDF will move forward in Rafah until Israel achieves total victory and ALL of the rest of the hostages are rescued.
Source:
Four hostages rescued from Gaza, Yamam officer killed, by Israel National News, June 8, 2024