hello and welcome to bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. israeli forces have rescued four of the hostages who were captured by hamas last october, and who are believed to have been 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 are pictures of israelis gathering outside the hospital where the four were taken for checks and 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 210 palestinians were killed during the raid in central gaza. and recently, a hamas spokesperson said some hostages were also killed during the clash. 0ur middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. free again. four hostages, captured by hamas on the 7th of october and taken into gaza. fina
rescued four of the hostages captured on october the 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 are pictures of israelis gathering outside the hospital where the four were taken for checks and remain for treatment. the israeli military has released these picture of the moment one of the hostages, noa argamani, was taken to safety in a helicopter. 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. and in the last hour, a hamas spokesperson has said that some hostages were also killed during the clash. our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, reports from tel aviv. free again four hostages ca
being kidnapped with her boyfriend from the music festival. her boyfriend is thought to still be in captivity in gaza. this was shlomi ziv and his wife speaking for the first time in eight months. in the past hour, this video has been posted on social media of three hostages being escorted by soldiers to a helicopter in gaza, which then takes off, bound for israel. and this was the moment when two of the hostages arrived in a helicopter at a hospital in tel aviv. all four of the released hostages are said to be in good medical condition. the israeli security forces said the operation was long planned and conducted under heavy fire. one special forces officer was killed. benjamin netanyahu has spoken the hostages in hospital. israeljust spoken the hostages in hospital. israel just carried spoken the hostages in hospital. israeljust carried out a remarkable rescue operation of four hostages held by hamas. this operation required ingenuity and courage of the highest degree, and
festival on october 7th. here is the moment argamani was reunited with her father while being transferred; she s also spoken on the phone to prime minister netanyahu. and this is the moment where two of the hostages arrived in a helicopter at the hospital in tel aviv. all four of the relaesed hostages are said to be in good medical condition. the israeli security forces said the operation was long planned, and conducted under heavy fire. they have confirmed that one israeli special forces officer was killed they have confirmed that one israeli specialforces officer was killed in the operation. an israeli police inspector died of wounds sustained during the raid. hamas said more than 90 palestinians were killed. lieutenant colonel peter lerner from the israeli defense forces spoke to us from tel aviv. it was intentionally in civilian homes, it was intentionally in civilian homes, and this is what hamas has done homes, and this is what hamas has done we homes, and this is
daniel hagari has said that israeli forcies rescued hostages from hamas whilst under fire. this morning at 11am israeli special forces conducted a complex rescue mission and successfully rescued four of our hostages from hamas captivity in gaza. noa argamani, almog meirjan, shlomi ziv and andri kozlov. they are back home in israel. they are alive, they are well. they will undergo medical examination and will soon be reunited with their families in the hospital. noa, almog, andri and shlomi were rescued after 246 days in hamas captivity after they were brutally kidnapped from the nova music festival on the 7th of october. this was a high risk, complex mission, based on precise intelligence, conducted in daylight, in two separate buildings deep inside gaza. while underfire, underfire inside the buildings, under fire on the way out from gaza, our forces rescued our hostages. israeli forces have been preparing for this rescue mission for weeks. they underwent intensive training.