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Saturday, June 8, 2024
Police say Officer Arnon Zmora dies of wounds from hostage rescue op
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Chief Inspector Arnon Zmora, who was killed in a mission to rescue hostages held in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Israel Police)
An officer of the elite Yamam counter-terrorism unit wounded in the hostage rescue operation in the central Gaza Strip has succumbed to his wounds, police say.
He is named as Chief Inspector Arnon Zmora.
Zmora was brought to a hospital in Israel in critical condition, where his death was declared a short while later.
