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john: four terrorists have been released, they are free and safe. the idf says they ve rescued three men and one women, they were kidnapped from the music festival on october 7th. today s raid by the special police forces in central gaza, the largest rescue operation since the start of this war. claudia:hi, i am claudia cowan, those hostages are back in his real and have been reunited with their loved ones. details of the mission are still coming in but here s what we know. israeli forces conducted a daytime operation on two separate locations in gaza and while they did secure the release of those hostages, an officer in the national police force was quickly wounded and has died of his injuries. lieutenant colonel jonathan oncriques is standing by but let s talk check with stephanie bennett with more on today s rescue. reporter: after being held captive for 8 months, israeli authorities say those four hostages were taken in good medical condition. it s miraculous to say t
in good medical condition, we are told. this is the hospital where they are being brought to to be checked and to be met by their families who have been brought there to wait for them. this is the medical centre where they are going to be treated. security forces are making every effort to bring other hostages home, we are told by our middle east correspondent who is in jerusalem. as of the 3rd ofjune a total of 120 hostages remained unaccounted for after being kidnapped last october. according to israel 251 israelis and foreigners were taken during those attacks. as were taken during those attacks. as we know israel has been going to enormous lengths to try to find out the whereabouts of these hostages. we can show you some of the pictures that we have got of some of the hostages. this is noa argamani, 25 year old, being reunited with her father in that short video clip we have received. families are absolutely desperate for information for a long, long time as to what has h
protesters gathering in tel aviv her weekly demonstration. the clouds have been there for months, now demanding new elections and the return of all the hostages. here is what we know about the mission that led to today s rescue of those four. i bid you all a very good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome in to alex witt reports . we begin with this breaking news. the new reaction and emotional reunions as four israeli hostages have been rescued alive after being abducted from that nova music festival on october seventh. the four hostages, ranging in age from 21 to 40 years old have been taken to the hospital, reportedly in good physical condition. they include noa argamani, one of the faces of the hostage crisis after video spread of her captor. her father releasing a statement, thanking everyone who had a hand in her freedom, adding today is his birthday and he got the best possible gift. president biden also reacting to the good news today. before
rescued four of the hostages captured on october 7th and held in gaza since then. the three men and one woman have been taken to hospital they re said to be in good health and have appeared in front of cameras. news of their rescue triggered celebrations in israel. these pictures show israelis gathering outside the hospital where the four were taken for checks and remain for treatment. but the military operation, which israel says was based on precise intelligence it had received, was hard fought. israel s military says it suffered some casualties. hamas says that more than 200 palestinians were killed during the raid in central gaza. a hamas spokesperson said that some hostages were also killed during the clash. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports from tel aviv. he isa he is a dramatic rescue and she is free again. noa argamani, who is 25 and became one of the most well recognised faces of this crisis seen here reunited with her dad. you are please don t f