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Police release new footage of 2024 mission to rescue 4 hostages from Hamas in Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian 7 June 2026, 8:31 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Police release new footage showing the rescue of hostages Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv by forces of the elite Yamam counterterrorism unit from Hamas captivity in the central Gaza Strip two years ago.

The hostage rescue mission was named “Operation Arnon,” after Yamam officer Chief Inspector Arnon Zmora, who was critically wounded by Hamas fire amid the rescue of three of the hostages and later died of his wounds.

Hostages Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan and Andrey Kozlov are seen being rescued by forces of the Yamam unit, in central Gaza’s Nuseirat, June 8, 2024. (Israel Police)

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