German Scholz sees ‘sign of hope’ in the rescue of Israeli hostages
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described the release of four Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip on Saturday as an “important sign of hope”.
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“Four hostages have now been released. Hamas must finally release all hostages. The war must end,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Israeli special forces rescued four hostages in broad daylight from two locations in the center of the Gaza Strip.
Andrey Kozlov (C), 27, one of four Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, arrives by helicopter at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it had rescued four Israeli hostages during a “complex daytime special operation” in Nuseirat, a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
A helicopter carrying the rescued Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7 arrives at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it had rescued four Israeli hostages during a “complex daytime special operation” in Nuseirat, a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
Andrey Kozlov (2nd from left), 27, and Almog Meir (C), 21, two of the four Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, arrive by helicopter at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan . The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it had rescued four Israeli hostages during a “complex daytime special operation” in Nuseirat, a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa