Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 12, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 12, 2024
Israel announces rescue of two hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza
Rescued hostages Norberto Louis Har (L) and Fernando Simon Marman
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As a new morning dawns, Israel has announced it has managed to safely rescue two hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza.
The two, Fernando Simon Marman (60) and Norberto Louis Har (70) were extracted in a joint operation by the IDF, Shin Bet and Israel Police in Rafah.
They were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7.
It is only the second such successful operation of its kind since October 7. The first was the rescue of soldier Ori Megidish in late October.
