Israeli army says four captives held in Gaza rescued

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Army says four captives – Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv; 40 – are in ‘good medical condition’.

The Israeli military says its forces have rescued four captives alive from the central Gaza Strip.

The announcement on Saturday came as Palestinian health officials reported dozens of casualties from intensified Israeli attacks on central Gaza and other parts of the besieged and bombarded territory.

The army said the four captives – Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv; 40 – had been taken from the Nova music festival during Hamas’s attack in southern Israel on October 7.

They were “in good medical condition” and were taken to hospital for medical checks following a “complex daytime operation” in Gaza’s Nuseirat.

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