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'There's a considerable chance you'll come back injured, if not worse'

Highly trained 4-person rescue team recounts fateful mission to free Israeli hostages Fernando Marman and Luis Har from terrorists in Gaza, sharing intriguing details about weeks of extensive preparations and anxious wait

Meir Turgeman, Oded Shalom | 02.15.24

Gaza's Hamas Chief Yehya Al-Sinwar talks to media, in Gaza City

'A rat hiding underground': Gaza residents turn on Sinwar

After video of Hamas leader hiding underground with his children surfaced, Gazans residents grow increasingly vocal against him as IDF forces continue to tighten the noose around his neck

Einav Halabi, Hadar Adi | 02.15.24

Macron opposes Israeli offensive on Rafah in call with PM

French president speaks to Netanyahu one day after France sanctions 28 settlers for their violence against Palestinians; urges Israel to enforce law against illegal West Bank outposts and repeats France's position supporting 2-state solution

Tamar Sebok, Paris | 02.14.24

IDF says Al Jazeera reporter is deputy commander of Hamas battalion

Ismail Abu Omar who joined Hamas terrorists on October 7 and documented the atrocities in Nir Oz, was injured by a UAV fired from the north of Rafah. IDF spokesperson in Arabic addressed the attack for the first time and exposed his role in the terrorist organization

Einav Halabi | 02.14.24

After rescue operation, Gazan families holding hostages have cause for concern

Analysis: Operation weakens Hamas' perceived ability to safeguard its prime asset and erodes trust of local families entrusted with Israeli captives; concerns may lead some to consider transferring them to prevent harm

Avi Issacharoff | 02.14.24

Watch the battles in Rafah during the rescue of hostages Fernando and Luis

An unusual video released by the IDF shows Israeli security forces fighting outside the building where the two hostages were held. This is what the dramatic moments before the rescue of the two Israeli hostages after 129 days in captivity looked like

Meir Turgeman | 02.13.24

Israel proposes plan for Rafah ahead of impending ground operation

Initiative to set up some 25,000 tents across the southwestern region of the Gaza Strip will be financed through a collaboration between the United States and its Arab Gulf counterparts; The idea was recently passed on to Egypt

Ynetnews | 02.13.24

Democratic senator says Israel commits war crimes

Maryland's Sen. Van Hollen launches blistering attack on Netanyahu claiming he takes U.S. money, then refuses to listen; Biden after meeting Jordanian King Abdullah II says Israel should not attack Rafah without plan to protect civilians

Gilad Meiri, ynet correspondents | 02.13.24

Israeli security chiefs head to Cairo for talks on hostage deal

In a letter, families of hostages tell Mossad and Shin Bet chiefs not to return without 134 captives, dead or alive; delegation leaves after PM concedes to Biden request but officials say Bar and Barnea are mostly in Cairo to listen as Hamas demands non-starters

Lior Ben Ari, Yael Ciechanover, Alexandra Lukash, Sharon Kidon | 02.13.24

צה"ל חושף תיעוד מרגעי חילוץ החטופים במהלך המבצע ברפיח:״החטופים בידינו, תקינים ובריאים, אנחנו עולים על מסוק וטסים לבית החולים״

Only a deal will bring all or most hostages home, but IDF should be given the time to do its best

Opinion: The extraction of two hostages from captivity in Rafah will be studies in the history books and is the stuff of movies but Hamas is also learning from the operation and the next extraction would be harder to achieve

Yossi Yehushua | 02.13.24

Squad leader at heliborne extraction unit recounts hostage rescue from Rafah

He has been involved in countless operations but retrieving hostages behind enemy lines, reuniting them with families, made Captain (res.) D aware of importance of avoiding mishaps, as entire nation looks on praying for their safe return

Nina Fox | 02.13.24

משפחתם של פרננדו מרמן ולואיס הר מתאחדים איתם לאחר שחולצו מעזה בבית החולים שיבא

'They were sure they were going to die,' daughter of freed hostage says

Rinat Har Sheleg, the daughter of Luis who was rescued in the successful extraction operation in Rafah says her father is strong and mostly talked about how much he missed the family during his 129 days in captivity

Adir Yanko | 02.13.24

Egyptian foreign minister reaffirms commitment to peace treaty with Israel

Sameh Shoukry asserts peace agreement will hold despite warnings from Egyptian officials IDF offensive on Gaza's Rafah could jeopardize longstanding pact

Lior Ben Ari, Agencies | 02.12.24

הלילה במבצע משותף של צה"ל שב"כ ומשטרת ישראל (ימ"מ) בלב רפיח, חולצו פרננדו סימון מרמן (60) ולואיס הר (70)

Terrorists downed in seconds: new details from IDF's daring hostage rescue mission in Gaza

Analysis: Special operation made possible thanks to intelligence gathered on the ground during Gaza war; security officials hope successful rescue would push Hamas to seek new hostage deal

Yossi Yehushua | 02.12.24

Rescued hostages say they were held by a family in Rafah and 'we were hungry'

Fernando Marman and Luis Har cooked for the family that held them captive, but lived mostly on pita bread and white cheese and returned having lost much of their body weight; they had not seen sunlight during the 129 days since their abduction; they told their kidnappers they were Argentinian and talked about soccer with them

Adir Yanko, Yael Ciechanover, Yoav Zitun | 02.12.24

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