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Arnon Zmora

Chief Inspector Arnon Zmora, who was killed in a mission to rescue hostages held in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Israel Police)
September 28, 2025, 8:16 am
Hamas terrorist who killed officer in hostage rescue op slain in IDF strike in Gaza
Arnon Zmora, of the police’s elite Yamam unit was killed in the June 2024 operation to rescue hostages Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomi Ziv and Noa Argamani
By Emanuel Fabian
Rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan speaks in a video message released on July 6, 2024. (screenshot/Hostage and Missing Families Forum)
July 12, 2025, 10:17 pm
Rescued hostage: Freeing captives should be main war goal; protests gave us strength
Almog Meir Jan tells Israeli TV about his relationship with family of commando who was fatally wounded during rescue mission, shares details about captivity, appeals for unity
By ToI Staff
People stand still as a two-minute siren sounded across Israel, marking Memorial Day at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
April 30, 2025, 3:23 pm
As Israelis mark Memorial Day, PM honors troops who ‘broke the grip of our enemies’
Netanyahu heckled by protesters at Mount Herzl who urge him to free the hostages and to resign; key torch-lighting ceremony marking transition to Independence Day nixed due to fires
By Lazar Berman, Charlie Summers, Diana Bletter and ToI Staff
Master Sgt. (res.) Raz Abulafia, 27, from Rishpon, of the 12th Brigade's 6863rd Battalion. (IDF)
February 19, 2025, 3:27 pm
Researcher names potent lifesaving virus after soldier boyfriend killed in Gaza War
As antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose growing health risk, Hebrew University scientists search for ‘good’ viruses and name them after heroes killed on or after Oct. 7
By Diana Bletter
Rescued hostage Andrey Kozlov in an interview with CNN broadcast on July 12, 2024. (Screen capture: CNN, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 13, 2024, 4:50 am
Rescued hostage recounts abuse by Hamas captors, emotional reunion with family
Andrey Kozlov describes June 8 as a ‘birthday’ after daring op in which he and other Israelis were rescued, says he was afraid his family wouldn’t again hear him say ‘I love you’
By ToI Staff
Lucas Cunio, older brother of hostages David Cunio and Ariel Cunio, with his freshly tattooed arm at an Artists 4 Israel event at Jerusalem's Botanical Gardens on July 7, 2024 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
July 9, 2024, 12:00 pm
Beauty through the pain: Survivors of October 7 inked by visiting tattoo artists
12 inkers from abroad join 50 local artists to offer body art to 120 survivors, soldiers and relatives of victims of the Hamas massacre
By Jessica Steinberg
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (left) and Shin Bet security services Director Ronen Bar at the special operations room overseeing a mission to release hostages in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Shin Bet security services)
June 15, 2024, 5:23 am
New details on hostage rescue indicate operation was nearly canceled at the last minute
Conditions at one of the locations housing hostages were seen as suboptimal, but a decision was made to proceed; IDF issues footage of troops in Gaza during the extraction
By ToI Staff
Israeli hostages pictured after their rescue from Hamas captivity in Gaza on June 8, 2024. From left: Shlomi Ziv (IDF); Andrey Kozlov and Almog Meir Jan (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); and Noa Argamani (Courtesy).
June 12, 2024, 11:49 pm
Did the Nuseirat hostage rescue operation comply with international law?
While Israel has celebrated the rescue of four hostages, critics argue the large number of Palestinian casualties means op may have have violated laws of war; not so, say others
By Jeremy Sharon
Israeli hostages pictured after their rescue from Hamas captivity in Gaza on June 8, 2024. From left: Shlomi Ziv (IDF); Andrey Kozlov and Almog Meir Jan (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); and Noa Argamani (Courtesy).
June 12, 2024, 12:34 am
All four rescued hostages released from hospital as UN raises possible ‘war crimes’
Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomi Ziv clear post-captivity medical tests; rights body says Israel, Hamas may both be responsible for civilian deaths in rescue raid
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Hostages 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)
June 10, 2024, 11:35 pm
‘We’ve come to rescue you. Be calm’: Clip shows moment troops locate 3 hostages in Gaza home
Yamam officers seen storming apartment in Nuseirat, identifying Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv, then extricating them under fire
By Emanuel Fabian
Family and friends of the remaining hostages held in the Gaza Strip launch a blimp calling for their release in Tel Aviv, June 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
June 10, 2024, 1:28 am
Jubilant over the hostage rescue, Netanyahu knows more difficult times lie ahead
Daring Gaza op provided a welcome boost to national morale but is unlikely to mark a turning point, with the fate of the remaining captives in the balance and Hamas obdurate
By Amir Bar Shalom
People wave the Israeli flag as they pay their respect to counter-terror officer Arnon Zamora, who was killed in battle on June 8 during a special operation to rescue four Israeli hostages from Gaza, outside his family home in Mevasseret Zion, June 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2024, 10:41 pm
‘Hero of Israel’: Thousands pay last respects to officer killed in hostage rescue op
Arnon Zmora’s widow eulogizes ‘a sweet man full of laughter, sensitivity and compassion’; in tearful tribute, uncle of rescued hostage says families have ‘unbreakable alliance’
By ToI Staff
Abdallah Aljamal, who was holding three Israeli hostages captive in his home in central Gaza's Nuseirat. Aljamal was killed and the hostages were rescued on June 8, 2024. (Social media)
June 9, 2024, 9:40 pm
IDF: Hamas terrorist and journalist was holding 3 hostages in home alongside family
Abdallah Aljamal, news contributor and ex-Hamas spokesman, was killed by troops in hostage rescue in Nuseirat; he was holding Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv captive
By Emanuel Fabian
Andrey Kozlov (C), freed from Gaza in an Israeli military operation a day earlier, meets with his parents at Sheba Medical Center, June 9, 2024. (Hostage and Missing Families Forum)
June 9, 2024, 8:53 pm
Freed hostage Andrey Kozlov reunites with family after rescue from Gaza
Kozlov said to be doing relatively well, speaking to family; Noa Argamani meets with mother Liora, who has terminal brain cancer and is said to have barely recognized her daughter
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, on June 8, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
June 9, 2024, 8:04 pm
Gazans claim IDF special forces posed as civilians, Hamas fighters to near hostages
Locals says Israeli forces entered Nuseirat camp in disguise before rescue op, with some claiming to be displaced Gazans renting an apartment in building where Noa Argamani was held
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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