Around 11 A.M. on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces announced they had rescued four hostages from the town of Nuseirat in Gaza. All of the hostages were taken by Hamas during the October 7 massacre at the Tribe of Nova Festival in Re'im and held for eight months. The hostages freed were 26 year old Noa Argamani, 22 year old Almog Meir Jan, 27 year old Andrey Kozlov, and 41 year old Shlomi Ziv. The hostages were rescued with two helicopters from two separate buildings.
On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces reported they had discovered a tunnel in a child's bedroom in Rafah, belonging to Hamas, which is recognized by the United States as a terrorist organization. A butcher's knife was also reported to have been found near the tunnel's entrance.
