2024-06-11 14:49:27
Tel Aviv: Israel on Saturday carried out a daring operation in an space thought-about to be a Hamas stronghold in Gaza, by which it rescued 4 of its residents safely from the clutches of the terrorist group. This operation has proved the energy of the Israeli military (IDF) and its intelligence companies. The particular factor was that the Israeli military carried out this operation in broad daylight and in an space the place it had by no means labored. This operation was initially named ‘Seeds of Summer season’, however later it was modified to ‘Operation Arnon’ after Israeli commando Arnon Zamora. Arnon Zamora was severely injured in Hamas firing whereas rescuing three hostages and later died. He’s the one Israeli soldier to lose his life on this operation.
Netanyahu gave approval two days in the past
Earlier than finishing up this operation, the Israeli military and the anti-terrorism elite unit Yamam had carried out a number of workout routines. Israeli army officers have known as this operation much like the 1976 Entebbe Operation. Below the Entebbe Operation, Israeli commandos had rescued greater than 100 hostages in Uganda. Throughout Operation Entebbe, the one Israeli military commando Jonathan Netanyahu, who was the brother of present Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, misplaced his life. The identical Netanyahu had accepted the operation carried out on Saturday on Thursday night.
Terrorists had been attacking with anti-tank missile
In keeping with the Instances of Israel report, at 11 am on Saturday, Yamam and Shin Guess commandos started raiding two separate multi-storey buildings in Gaza’s Nusrat. Hamas had saved hostages in each these buildings. Nusrat is likely one of the few areas of Gaza the place the Israeli military had not but reached. Each the buildings had been 200 meters away from one another. That is why the choice to assault each was taken concurrently as a result of if separate operations had been carried out, Hamas may kill the hostages at one other place. A army supply mentioned, “This space is stuffed with armed terrorists. Each second appeared valuable.” Hamas terrorists had been attacking with anti-tank missiles.
When the commandos bought caught within the crossfire
Noa Argamani was saved alone by Hamas in the home of a Palestinian household, whereas the opposite three hostages had been saved in a separate home at one other place. Hamas terrorists had been current at each the locations. Hamas pays these households for conserving the hostages. Navy officers mentioned that there was no main problem in rescuing Argamani, however heavy firing began in the home the place Mir Jan, Kozlov and Ziv had been saved. Throughout this, Commander Zamora was shot whereas rescuing the hostages. Israeli commandos killed the Hamas guards within the encounter.
Caught once more after leaving the constructing
When the three hostages and Jamoro had been being evacuated from Nusrat, abruptly the car carrying them got here below fireplace. On account of this, all of them bought trapped. To avoid wasting them, different forces instantly reached the spot and rescued them. They had been taken to a brief helipad in Gaza, from the place they had been despatched to Israel by way of helicopter. Noa was additionally taken to Israel in the identical method.