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[Live] War in Gaza: Israeli army releases two hostages after night operation in Rafah
Israel announced this Monday, February 12, that it had released two hostages in Rafah, the final target of its offensive in the Gaza Strip, where the ruling Hamas reported 52 Palestinians killed during this nighttime operation.
An Israeli army helicopter arrives at the Sheba medical center in Ramat Gan with on board the two hostages released in Rafah this Monday, February 12. AP - HO
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What you must remember
■ Israel announced Monday
that it had released two hostages in Rafah
, the final target of its offensive in the Gaza Strip, where the ruling Hamas reported 52 Palestinians killed during this nighttime operation. the strikes on the night of Sunday to Monday were part not of the launch of this offensive, but of an operation to recover two hostages kidnapped on October 7 during the unprecedented attack by Hamas fighters in the south of Israel, starting point of this war.
■ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the army to develop a plan to
evacuate civilians from Rafah
, where he plans to
launch a "
massive operation
"
and defeat the last Hamas battalions. After Gaza City, then Khan Younes, Israel is now targeting a ground operation in this city adjoining Egypt, in the far south of the Gaza Strip, as part of its military offensive against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
■ US President
Joe Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “
guarantee the security
” of the Palestinian population
while several states warned of a “
humanitarian catastrophe
” in the event of an assault on the overpopulated city. In an interview with the American channel ABC,
Benyamin Netanyahu affirmed that the Israeli army would ensure “
safe passage
”
before the planned assault on Rafah.
■ According to the latest report from the Hamas Ministry of Health, communicated this Sunday February 11,
28,176
people have been killed in Gaza
since the start of the war on October 7, 2023. It reported a total of 112 deaths in the last 24 hours. The victims are mostly women, adolescents and children. There are also
67,784 injured
.
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5:10 a.m.: Two Israeli hostages freed during nighttime operation in Rafah
Israel announced on Monday that it had released two hostages in Rafah, the final target of its offensive in the Gaza Strip, where the ruling Hamas reported 52 Palestinians killed during this nighttime operation. Hamas warned on Sunday that such an offensive would “
torpedo
” any agreement for the release of the hostages it still holds in Gaza. But Israel affirmed that the strikes on the night of Sunday to Monday were not part of the launch of this offensive, but of an operation to recover two hostages kidnapped on October 7 during the unprecedented attack by Hamas fighters. in southern Israel, the starting point of this war.
“
Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70, were recovered during a nighttime operation in Rafah carried out jointly by the Israeli army, Shin Beth
(Internal Security)
and police
,” according to a statement from these three services. Abducted from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, the two men were taken to the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan for initial medical examinations. “
They are in a stable condition
,” Arnon Afek, the director of the establishment, told the press. “
Three terrorists were killed in the building where they were detained
,” according to an initial report from the Israeli army, which had previously limited itself to confirming that it had “
carried out a series of raids against terrorist targets in the south of the Gaza strip
".
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