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צה"ל חושף תיעוד מרגעי חילוץ החטופים במהלך המבצע ברפיח:״החטופים בידינו, תקינים ובריאים, אנחנו עולים על מסוק וטסים לבית החולים״

Only a deal will bring all or most hostages home, but IDF should be given the time to do its best

Opinion: The extraction of two hostages from captivity in Rafah will be studies in the history books and is the stuff of movies but Hamas is also learning from the operation and the next extraction would be harder to achieve

Yossi Yehushua | 02.13.24

Squad leader at heliborne extraction unit recounts hostage rescue from Rafah

He has been involved in countless operations but retrieving hostages behind enemy lines, reuniting them with families, made Captain (res.) D aware of importance of avoiding mishaps, as entire nation looks on praying for their safe return

Nina Fox | 02.13.24

משפחתם של פרננדו מרמן ולואיס הר מתאחדים איתם לאחר שחולצו מעזה בבית החולים שיבא

'They were sure they were going to die,' daughter of freed hostage says

Rinat Har Sheleg, the daughter of Luis who was rescued in the successful extraction operation in Rafah says her father is strong and mostly talked about how much he missed the family during his 129 days in captivity

Adir Yanko | 02.13.24

Egyptian foreign minister reaffirms commitment to peace treaty with Israel

Sameh Shoukry asserts peace agreement will hold despite warnings from Egyptian officials IDF offensive on Gaza's Rafah could jeopardize longstanding pact

Lior Ben Ari, Agencies | 02.12.24

הלילה במבצע משותף של צה"ל שב"כ ומשטרת ישראל (ימ"מ) בלב רפיח, חולצו פרננדו סימון מרמן (60) ולואיס הר (70)

Terrorists downed in seconds: new details from IDF's daring hostage rescue mission in Gaza

Analysis: Special operation made possible thanks to intelligence gathered on the ground during Gaza war; security officials hope successful rescue would push Hamas to seek new hostage deal

Yossi Yehushua | 02.12.24

Rescued hostages say they were held by a family in Rafah and 'we were hungry'

Fernando Marman and Luis Har cooked for the family that held them captive, but lived mostly on pita bread and white cheese and returned having lost much of their body weight; they had not seen sunlight during the 129 days since their abduction; they told their kidnappers they were Argentinian and talked about soccer with them

Adir Yanko, Yael Ciechanover, Yoav Zitun | 02.12.24

This is the building from which Fernando and Luis were rescued alive

Fire, smoke and destruction: Security forces rescued Fernando Marman and Luis Har through heavy fire and while killing terrorists, including from the air; Hamas claims dozens of dead; Watch a video of life around the building where they were held

Einav Halabi | 02.12.24

Security forces rescue two hostages held in Gaza's Rafah

Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Luis Har, 70, who were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7 rescued by IDF, Shin Bet and police forces found to be in good health and transported to hospital where they are reunited with their families

Yoav Zitun | 02.12.24

Israel prepares for assault on Rafah

Analysis: Israeli officials say no action to be taken without coordination with Egypt as international community voices growing concern of humanitarian cost in Rafah assault; while IDF operational plans prepared PM claims military dragging its feet

Yossi Yehushua | 02.11.24

EU, UK warn of humanitarian catastrophe in Israeli assault on Rafah

Borrell, Cameron, German Foreign Minister Baerbock take to X to voice grave concern while Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia warn or repercussions should Israel begin an offensive on the Strip's southern most city

Ynet, Agencies | 02.11.24

3 senior Hamas police officials assassinated in IDF airstrike in Gaza's Rafah

Army releases footage of targeted killing, says one of slain cops 'responsible for security provisions for senior Hamas leaders'

Einav Halabi, Yoav Zitun | 02.11.24

Netanyahu orders IDF to prepare for ‘intense operations’ in Gaza's Rafah

'It is impossible to achieve the goal of the war of eliminating Hamas by leaving four Hamas battalions in Rafah,' PM's office says

Associated Press | 02.09.24

אש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו נפגש כעת בארבע עיניים עם מזכיר המדינה של ארה"ב אנתוני בלינקן, בלשכתו בקריה בתל אביב

International concerns over pending Israeli offensive in Rafah

Blinken expressed his concern to Netanyahu and Gallant about a move on the southern Gaza city, UN Secretary General said that it would 'increase the humanitarian nightmare'; Gallant: 'Hamas' answer to deal will bring the IDF to new places'

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi, Reuters | 02.07.24

Gazans can't even afford to buy a tent to house them

The situation in the Strip is dire, with half the buildings damaged or destroyed; Overcrowding in Rafah is at unbearable levels, basic necessities unaffordable, with prices reaching unprecedented highs

Einav Halabi | 02.01.24

פליטים פלסטינים עוזבים מחאן יונס לרפיח עזה

Khan Younis hospital used to fire rockets evacuated as fighting draws near

IDF tightens grip on Khan Younis, striking near its Nasser Hospital, causing hundreds to flee to Rafah; Red Cross likens it to northern Gaza's situation, noting nearly 1.5 million displaced now in Rafah

Einav Halabi | 01.27.24

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