The Israeli military has released footage of the rescue of two hostages in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. While the Israeli government has indicated that it is preparing to carry out a ground operation against Rafah, it is also believed that it is aiming to emphasize that increasing military pressure on the Islamic organization Hamas will lead to the release of the hostages.
On the 12th, the Israeli military carried out a nighttime airstrike in the center of Rafah, the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip and where more than 1 million people have evacuated, and military and police special forces were taken hostage by Hamas. announced that they had rescued two Israeli men.
Meanwhile, Middle Eastern satellite television stations such as Al Jazeera reported that there was heavy airstrikes and shelling by the Israeli military in Rafah in the early hours of the 12th, when the Israeli military rescued the hostages.
Health authorities in the Gaza Strip say 67 people have been killed in the series of attacks, taking the total toll to 28,340.
Under these circumstances, the Israeli military released a video of the rescue of two male hostages.
The footage shows what appears to be Israeli military or police special forces storming into a building, and airstrikes on another building in order to carry out a rescue operation.
Prime Minister Netanyahu also visited the police special forces unit that carried out the rescue on the 12th, and emphasized the outcome, saying, ``The release of the two hostages was one of the most successful rescue operations in Israel's history.''
The Israeli government appears to be aiming to strongly emphasize that increasing military pressure on Hamas will lead to the release of the hostages.