Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A handout photo released by the Shin Bet on June 14, 2024, shows a makeup room that the security service said was used as part of preparations for Operation Arnon. (Shin Bet)
The Shin Bet security agency publishes an image showing a makeup room during preparations for the hostage rescue mission in central Gaza’s Nuseirat last weekend.
A report by the Saudi-owned Asharq outlet last week quoted local residents saying that a special forces unit, including women, entered Nuseirat in disguise.
Forces of the police’s elite Yamam counter-terrorism unit and Shin Bet agents rescued the four hostages from two buildings in Nuseirat, as the IDF provided support for the mission.
Another image released by the Shin Bet shows a member of the security agency speaking with agency chief Ronen Bar, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, head of the Operations Directorate Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, head of the Intelligence Directorate Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, and IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, just before the operation began.
A handout photo released by the Shin Bet on June 14, 2024, shows agency chief Ronen Bar, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, head of the Operations Directorate Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, head of the Intelligence Directorate Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, and IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, before the start of Operation Arnon on June 8, 2024. (Shin Bet)
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