
Israeli forces rescued alive four hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 attack in two areas of central Gaza today.
The four hostages, three men and one woman, who were kidnapped by Hamas militants from the Nova music festival in southern Israel on October 7 last year, were taken to hospital for medical checks, the army said, and were in good health. .
They were identified as Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40.
After eight months of fighting in Gaza fueled by a Hamas offensive, 116 of the roughly 250 hostages taken by the militants have been released in the Palestinian enclave, according to Israeli data.
So, at least 40 of whom have been declared dead in absentia by the authorities.