Nuseirat rescue and massacre

The Nuseirat refugee camp was established in the Gaza Strip after the Palestinians were expelled or fled from Israel during the 1948 Palestine war. Israel began its occupation of the Gaza Strip in 1967, and since 2007, the area has been under Israeli air and naval blockade. On 7 October 2023, the Qassam Brigades (the militant wing of the Hamas party) launched an attack on Israel.{{Cite news |last1=Bergman |first1=Ronen |last2=Goldman |first2=Adam |date=1 December 2023 |title=Israel Knew Hamas's Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611031533/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html |url-status=live}} As part of the attack, in which other Palestinian militant groups were also involved, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian militant groups kidnapped 251 Israeli civilians and soldiers.{{Cite web |date=10 October 2023 |title=Fact Sheet: Israel and Palestine Conflict (9 October 2023) – occupied Palestinian territory {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/fact-sheet-israel-and-palestine-conflict-9-october-2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013173556/https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/fact-sheet-israel-and-palestine-conflict-9-october-2023 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=Reliefweb |language=en}} This attack led to the Gaza war.

The Nuseirat refugee camp is a long-standing UNRWA refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, in Deir al-Balah.{{Cite web |title=Nuseirat Camp |url=https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/gaza-strip/nuseirat-camp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616180514/https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/gaza-strip/nuseirat-camp |website=UNRWA |archive-date=16 June 2019 |access-date=7 January 2024}} The camp has been repeatedly bombed during the Israel-Hamas war, with over a hundred Palestinians killed in the attacks. The most recent attack on the camp occurred only days before the rescue operation, with IDF forces striking the UNRWA school in the camp, killing at least 33 people. The deceased classification are contested with Gaza sources reporting a number of women and children were in the death toll, while the IDF said the deceased included Hamas Nukhba and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants.{{cite news |date=6 June 2024 |title=Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-6-6-2024-3d07e712f8abc1e08339163180823fb8# |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608021901/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-6-6-2024-3d07e712f8abc1e08339163180823fb8 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=17 November 2023 |title='Bombings everywhere': No escape for Gaza's displaced |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231117-bombings-everywhere-no-escape-for-gaza-s-displaced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407040334/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231117-bombings-everywhere-no-escape-for-gaza-s-displaced |archive-date=7 April 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=France24}}{{cite news |title=Israeli bombing of Nuseirat refugee camp targets homes of medical staff |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-bombing-nuseirat-refugee-camp-targets-homes-medical-staff?nid=316601&topic=Israel-Palestine%2520war&fid=489896#:~:text=Israeli%20bombing%20of%20Nuseirat%20refugee%20camp%20targets%20homes%20of%20medical%20staff,-21%20November%202023&text=An%20Israeli%20air%20strike%20on,Jazeera%20journalist%20on%20the%20ground. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104204912/https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-bombing-nuseirat-refugee-camp-targets-homes-medical-staff?nid=316601&topic=Israel-Palestine%2520war&fid=489896#:~:text=Israeli%20bombing%20of%20Nuseirat%20refugee%20camp%20targets%20homes%20of%20medical%20staff,-21%20November%202023&text=An%20Israeli%20air%20strike%20on,Jazeera%20journalist%20on%20the%20ground. |archive-date=4 January 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=Middle East Eye}}{{cite news |title=Israeli attack kills 13 in Nuseirat refugee camp: Wafa |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/3/israel-gaza-war-live-israel-bombards-gaza-as-talks-break-down?update=2530525 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106122946/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/3/israel-gaza-war-live-israel-bombards-gaza-as-talks-break-down?update=2530525 |archive-date=6 January 2024 |access-date=3 December 2023 |work=Al Jazeera}}

This operation was the third known successful hostage rescue carried out by the IDF since the start of the war. IDF Corporal Ori Megidish was rescued in October 2023 from the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and two male hostages were rescued in February 2024 from southern Rafah.{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Niamh |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel rescues four hostages in operation Palestinian officials say killed more than 200 people |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/08/middleeast/four-israeli-hostages-freed-gaza-intl/index.html |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=CNN |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608112122/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/08/middleeast/four-israeli-hostages-freed-gaza-intl/index.html |url-status=live}} Additionally, a number of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners were exchanged in 2023.{{Cite news |last1=Abdel-Razek |first1=Omar |last2=Abdel-Aziz |first2=Moaz |date=13 November 2023 |title=Hamas armed wing says it discussed freeing 70 hostages in return for 5-day truce |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-armed-wing-discussed-releasing-70-hostages-return-5-day-truce-2023-11-13/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Reuters |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115120858/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-armed-wing-discussed-releasing-70-hostages-return-5-day-truce-2023-11-13/ |url-status=live}}

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All four hostages rescued had been abducted from the Re'im music festival, and were identified as Noa Argamani (26-years-old), Almog Meir Jan (22-years-old), Andrey Kozlov (27-years-old), and Shlomi Ziv (41-years-old). Both Argamani and Meir Jan were festival goers while Kozlov, a recent immigrant from Russia, and Ziv had been employed as security guards for the festival.{{Cite news |date=8 June 2024 |title=Who are the 4 hostages rescued by Israeli forces from captivity in Gaza? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israeli-hostages-rescued-gaza-who-are-they/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=CBS News |language=en-US |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608210924/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israeli-hostages-rescued-gaza-who-are-they/ |url-status=live}}

Argamani was shown in one of the initial videos released by Hamas documenting the massacre. She was seen being taken away on a motorcycle while yelling, "Don't kill me!" Her arms are outstretched towards her boyfriend, Avinatan Or, who was also being kidnapped.{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Alys |date=8 October 2023 |title=What we know about Israeli hostages taken by Hamas |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67044255 |access-date=10 November 2023 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008025612/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67044255 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Madeline |date=8 October 2023 |title=Family of Terrified Couple Kidnapped By Hamas Releases Video Showing Moment They Were Taken: 'Don't Kill Me!' |url=https://themessenger.com/news/family-of-couple-kidnapped-by-hamas-releases-video-showing-moment-they-were-taken-dont-kill-me |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110201911/https://themessenger.com/news/family-of-couple-kidnapped-by-hamas-releases-video-showing-moment-they-were-taken-dont-kill-me |archive-date=10 November 2023 |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=The Messenger |language=en}} This footage became emblematic of the hostage crisis, leading to Argamani being described as "the face of the Nova music festival hostages."{{Cite news |last1=Sanchez |first1=Raf |last2=Da Silva |first2=Chantal |last3=Pinson |first3=Shira |date=19 December 2023 |title=Noa Argamani became the face of the Nova music festival hostages |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/noa-argamani-israel-hamas-hostages-nova-music-festival-rcna129792 |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=NBC News |archive-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219113109/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/noa-argamani-israel-hamas-hostages-nova-music-festival-rcna129792 |url-status=live}} Argamani's family had indications that she was alive, as she appeared in a Hamas video released in January 2024.

The abductees had suffered from malnutrition in captivity and were often beaten.{{cite news |date=10 June 2024 |title=Rescued hostages said suffering from malnutrition; leaning on each other for support |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rescued-hostages-said-suffering-from-malnutrition-leaning-on-each-other-for-support/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=The Times of Israel |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610230346/https://www.timesofisrael.com/rescued-hostages-said-suffering-from-malnutrition-leaning-on-each-other-for-support/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=10 June 2024 |title=Rescued hostages were beaten 'almost every day,' says doctor who treated them |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rescued-hostages-were-beaten-almost-every-day-says-doctor-who-treated-them/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=The Times of Israel}} The three male hostages, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan, and Andrey Kozlov reported that they had gone through physical and psychological abuse while in Hamas captivity in Gaza, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.{{Cite news |last1=Lieber |first1=Dov |last2=Keller-Lynn |first2=Carrie |date=11 June 2024 |title=Rescued Israeli Hostages Endured Punishments, Fear and Isolation |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/rescued-israeli-hostages-describe-punishments-fear-and-isolation-d216b56e |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=12 June 2024 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612121003/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/rescued-israeli-hostages-describe-punishments-fear-and-isolation-d216b56e |url-status=live}} For six months they were confined to a single dark room without any contact with the outside world. They faced severe punishments for non-compliance, such as being locked in a small bathroom or buried under blankets in intense heat. The doctor in charge of treatment for the rescued hostages said they were beaten and showed signs of malnutrition due to a lack of adequate food while in captivity.{{Cite web |last1=Hancocks |first1=Paula |last2=Davey-Attlee |first2=Florence |last3=Tanno |first3=Sophie |date=2024-06-12 |title=Israeli hostage faced 'punishments' during eight months in Hamas captivity, family says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/middleeast/andrey-kozlov-family-israel-hamas-gaza-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=14 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614145726/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/middleeast/andrey-kozlov-family-israel-hamas-gaza-intl/index.html |url-status=live }} Additionally, the captors subjected them to psychological torment, including threats of death and claims that no one was coming to rescue them. Prof. Itai Pesach at the Sheba Medical Centre who treated the three male hostages, stated that they suffered from severe trauma and had muscle atrophy due to malnutrition.{{Cite news |last=Haaretz |date=8 June 2024 |title=After eight months and a day: Four Israeli hostages reunited with their loved ones |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-06-08/ty-article-magazine/.premium/after-eight-months-and-one-day-four-israeli-hostages-reunited-with-their-loved-ones/0000018f-f859-d93d-abbf-fa7b39e70000 |access-date=12 June 2024 |work=Haaretz |language=en |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609103355/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-06-08/ty-article-magazine/.premium/after-eight-months-and-one-day-four-israeli-hostages-reunited-with-their-loved-ones/0000018f-f859-d93d-abbf-fa7b39e70000 |url-status=live }}

Argamani said she had been held in four different apartments during her eight months in captivity and that in the last location, the family made her wash their dishes. Ynet reported that she also cooked at times with basic ingredients she was provided.

The Qassam Brigades (the militant wing of the Hamas movement) claimed that three other hostages were killed as a result of the raid.{{cite news |title= Al-Qassam Brigades to the families of detainees: Your government is killing a number of your prisoners to save other prisoners and time is running out. (كتائب القسام لأهالي المحتجزين: حكومتكم تقتل عددا من أسراكم لإنقاذ أسرى آخرين والوقت ينفد) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMScjClxg9I&rco=1 |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=Al Jazeera Arabic |date=9 June 2024 |language=en, ar, he}}{{cite web|title= Gaza war: Hamas video allegedly depicts three captives killed by Israel, including US citizen|url= https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-hamas-video-allegedly-depicts-three-captives-killed-israel-including-us-citizen|website=Middle East Eye|date=9 June 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250618010936/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-hamas-video-allegedly-depicts-three-captives-killed-israel-including-us-citizen |archive-date=18 June 2025|access-date=18 June 2025}} They did not name any of them, or show photographs, but they claimed that one of the three was a US citizen and released a short video with text in Arabic, Hebrew, and English. The video depicted three unidentifiable corpses with their faces obscured by censor bars.{{Cite news |date=9 June 2024 |title=Hamas armed wing says 3 hostages were killed in Israeli operation in Gaza |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-armed-wing-says-3-hostages-were-killed-israeli-operation-gaza-2024-06-09/ |work=Reuters}} The Brigades did not give details of how the hostages supposedly died, but said they were killed by the Israeli military.{{efn| Killed by the IDF directly, not executed in retaliation for civilian deaths, as threatened in early October.{{cite news |title=Al-Qassam Brigades warns Israeli occupation against targeting civilians homes |url=https://en.alqassam.ps/statement/1553/Al-Qassam-Brigades-warns-Israeli-occupation-against-targeting-civilians-homes |work=Information Office |publisher=Ezzeddeen Al-Qassam Brigades |date=9 October 2023 |access-date=13 June 2024 |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514174855/https://en.alqassam.ps/statement/1553/Al-Qassam-Brigades-warns-Israeli-occupation-against-targeting-civilians-homes |url-status=live }} }} {{blockquote| "In exchange for them, your own army killed 3 of your own captives in the same attack; one of them holds a USA citizenship" - Qassam Brigades, 9 June 2024.}}

The IDF said that they worked with Shin Bet and Israeli police to free the four Israeli hostages.{{Cite news |last1=Halavi |first1=Einav |last2=Zeyton |first2=Yoav |date=8 June 2024 |title=הותר לפרסום: נועה ארגמני, אלמוג מאיר, אנדריי קוזלוב ושלומי זיו חולצו בחיים |trans-title=Publication was allowed: Noa Argamani, Almog Meir, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv were rescued alive |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/SJqwX2brR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608162234/https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/SJqwX2brR |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Ynet |language=he}} It was also later reported that the operation was aided by intelligence support from the United States{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Margaret |date=8 June 2024 |title=U.S. provided support to Israeli forces in rescue of 4 hostages in Gaza |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-support-israeli-forces-rescue-hostages-gaza/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=CBS News |language=en-US |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608211016/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-support-israeli-forces-rescue-hostages-gaza/ |url-status=live }} and the United Kingdom.{{cite news |date=9 June 2024 |title=US provided intelligence that helped Israel's hostage rescue operation – report |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-provided-intelligence-that-helped-israels-hostage-rescue-operation-report/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=The Times of Israel |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610015315/https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-provided-intelligence-that-helped-israels-hostage-rescue-operation-report/ |url-status=live }} The operation was planned for several weeks, and was carried out after an intelligence opportunity arose. Some of the special forces members entered the refugee camp in a vehicle with a mattress on top, posing as Palestinian refugees fleeing Rafah per Saudi reporters. They reportedly told locals that they were escaping the Israeli assault on Rafah, while other Palestinian locals alleged that other forces entered in humanitarian trucks.{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=John |date=9 June 2024 |title=Israel celebrates heroic raid to free hostages; others call it a massacre |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/06/09/israeli-war-updates-gaza-hamas/74035396007/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609151655/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/06/09/israeli-war-updates-gaza-hamas/74035396007/ |url-status=live }} However, a senior official in the Biden administration claims that the Israeli forces did not use an aid truck. File:YAMAM-Operation-Arnon-2024-06-08.webm soldier during rescue operation. Shows breaching area that the three male hostages were found in, and partial movement of hostages to secure zone. ]]The operation began at about 11 a.m., with the Yamam and Shin Bet officers raiding two multi-story buildings about 200 meters apart, in the center of Nusseirat, where the hostages were reportedly held in two family homes. During captivity the hostages were held in a civilian environment, guarded by armed militants.{{Cite web |last1=Lubell |first1=Maayan |last2=Al-Mughrabi |first2=Nidal |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza; Hamas says 210 Palestinians killed in Israeli assault |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-rescues-four-hostages-gaza-palestinians-say-50-dead-israeli-assault-2024-06-08/ |website=Reuters}} The female hostage, Argamani, was reportedly held separately from the three male hostages, who had been reportedly held together throughout their eight-month captivity. None of them were held in the Hamas tunnel network.{{Cite web |last1=JahJouh |first1=Mohammad |last2=Jeffery |first2=Jack |last3=Chehayeb |first3=Kareem |date=9 June 2024 |title=How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-hostages-casualties-1458f5a1dfe7bd4d908231bb7090a559 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610211341/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-hostages-casualties-1458f5a1dfe7bd4d908231bb7090a559 |url-status=live }}

The IDF stated that, at the time of the rescue, the three male hostages were being held in the family home of Ahmed Al-Jamal, a physician. His son {{vanchor|Abdullah Al-Jamal}}, a freelance journalist, was also in the household.{{Cite web |title=How Gaza hostage raid ended with Israel striking crowded streets |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22xvp90nlo |date=10 June 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=BBC News |first=Jon |last=Donnison |language=en-GB |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610172806/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22xvp90nlo |url-status=live }} Ramy Abdu, chairman of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, reported that Ahmed Al-Jamal, Abdullah Al-Jamal, and the latter's wife were all killed after Israeli forces stormed the home by ladder.{{Cite news |last=Swan |first=Melanie |date=9 June 2024 |title=Al Jazeera journalist hid Israeli hostages for Hamas, claims IDF |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/09/father-israeli-hostage-almog-jan-died-of-grief-hours-before/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609122914/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/09/father-israeli-hostage-almog-jan-died-of-grief-hours-before/ |url-status=live }} Al Jazeera disputed IDF allegations that Abdullah Al-Jamal had been one of its journalists, stating that he had contributed to an opinion piece published on its website but had no other involvement with the network.{{Cite web |last=Rios |first=Michael |date=10 June 2024 |title=Israel alleges journalist held hostages in Gaza, without providing evidence |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages-journalist-hamas-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610105340/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages-journalist-hamas-intl-hnk/index.html |archive-date=10 June 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}} Abdullah Al-Jamal had contributed to the Palestine Chronicle, a nonprofit online publication based in the United States.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2024 |title=Abdallah Aljamal (1987-2024) - Well-Known Journalist Murdered in Gaza |url=https://www.palestinechronicle.com/abdallah-aljamal-1987-2024-well-known-journalist-murdered-in-gaza/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609232459/https://www.palestinechronicle.com/abdallah-aljamal-1987-2024-well-known-journalist-murdered-in-gaza/ |archive-date=9 June 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=Palestine Chronicle |language=en-US}} The Palestine Chronicle claimed inconsistencies in the Israeli narrative, but a Wall Street Journal investigation found that the Al-Jamal family had been known for its close ties with and support of Hamas. Locals criticized Hamas for placing hostages in civilian areas.{{cite news|title=The Hostages Next Door: Inside a Notable Gaza Family's Dark Secret|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/the-hostages-next-door-inside-a-notable-gaza-familys-dark-secret-2896f6aa|access-date=17 June 2024|first=Abeer|last=Ayoub|date=17 June 2024|work=The Wall Street Journal|archive-date=17 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617064309/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/the-hostages-next-door-inside-a-notable-gaza-familys-dark-secret-2896f6aa|url-status=live}}

During the extraction of the three male hostages, a major gun battle reportedly erupted, causing the mortal wounding of the commander of the Yamam rescue team for that building. During the operation, the Southern Command and the Air Force said they exchanged fire with Hamas militants. An IDF spokesman said its forces were fired upon inside buildings and during their withdrawal from Gaza.{{Cite web |last=Ott |first=Haley |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel says 4 hostages, including Noa Argamani, rescued in Gaza operation |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hostages-rescued-hamas-gaza-noa-argamani-almog-meir-jan-andrey-kozlov-shlomi-ziv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608185320/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hostages-rescued-hamas-gaza-noa-argamani-almog-meir-jan-andrey-kozlov-shlomi-ziv/ |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}} The three male hostages were extracted from the refugee camp, but when the extraction vehicle became stuck, additional forces had to rescue them as the vehicle came under fire. They were then brought to a landing zone on the coast and airlifted into Israel. The abductees were not injured, and were transferred to Sheba Medical Center.

A witness in the camp reported a "crazy bombardment" occurred suddenly, while another stated that the strike happened when people were sleeping. Witnesses reported that entire residential blocks were wiped out.{{cite web |title=Israeli army says four captives rescued amid heavy strikes on Gaza |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/israeli-army-says-it-rescued-four-captives-held-in-gaza |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608110056/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/israeli-army-says-it-rescued-four-captives-held-in-gaza |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |publisher=Al Jazeera}} A witness who had been in the marketplace stated that about 150 rockets fell at and around the market place in less than 10 minutes.{{Cite web |last1=Magramo |first1=Kathleen |last2=Brown |first2=Benjamin |last3=Salman |first3=Abeer |last4=Brennan |first4=Eve |last5=Al-Sawalhi |first5=Mohammad |last6=Tanno |first6=Sophie |date=9 June 2024 |title=An Israeli operation rescues four hostages and kills scores of Palestinians. Here's what we know |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/09/middleeast/israel-hostage-rescue-gaza-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=CNN |archive-date=14 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614120431/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/09/middleeast/israel-hostage-rescue-gaza-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }} Per a resident and paramedic in the camp, the assault felt like a "horror movie" and that Israeli drones and warplanes fired randomly throughout the night at peoples homes and those who tried to flee the area. Videos were posted to social media, reportedly showing corpses with entrails spilling out lying on blood-stained streets after the attack, although Reuters was unable to immediately verify the footage. Additional footage showed Palestinians in the market area diving for cover as missiles flew in and gunfire erupted.{{Cite web |last=Donnison |first=Jon |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel hostage rescue: How the operation unfolded |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp334z7rxxmo |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609223635/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp334z7rxxmo |url-status=live }}

The US denied that its Gaza floating pier (intended for the delivery of aid into Gaza) was used in the operation. The denial followed the release of imagery showing the landing zone used for the air evacuation immediately south along the coast from the pier, with the U.S. facility clearly visible in the near background.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/06/09/us-denies-gaza-aid-pier-was-used-in-deadly-hostage-rescue-operation/ |title=US denies Gaza aid pier was used in deadly hostage rescue operation |date=9 June 2024 |work=The National |access-date=10 June 2024 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610042105/https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/06/09/us-denies-gaza-aid-pier-was-used-in-deadly-hostage-rescue-operation/ |url-status=live}}

According to reports, "at least one of the vehicles" containing the three male captives broke down and the Israeli military called in support, "attacking from the air, from the sea and on the ground with massive force."

At 11:27 a.m., a strike occurred near the building from which the three male hostages were rescued. Subsequently, the building was demolished by another strike. Shortly before noon, another strike demolished the building where Noa Argamani had been held captive. Eyal Shahtout, a resident of a neighboring building, informed The New York Times that his home was hit, resulting in many of his family members being buried under the debris. 18 of his family members were killed, including his wife, four children, and two grandchildren. The Israeli military did not provide an explanation for why the home was targeted. To the south of the hostage sites, a market was also struck. At 11:45 a.m., plumes of smoke were visible in downtown Nuseirat.{{Cite news |last1=Collier |first1=Neil |last2=Erden |first2=Bora |last3=Lai |first3=K. K. Rebecca |last4=Mellen |first4=Riley |last5=Shbair |first5=Bilal |last6=Singhvi |first6=Anjali |last7=Tiefenthäler |first7=Ainara |last8=Toler |first8=Aric |date=2024-07-16 |title=How the Israeli Hostage Rescue Led to One of Gaza's Deadliest Days |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/16/world/middleeast/israel-hostage-rescue-nuseirat.html |access-date=2024-07-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717142427/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/16/world/middleeast/israel-hostage-rescue-nuseirat.html |url-status=live}}

Scores of local people, including children, were killed. According to a statement from Doctors without Borders, which works nearby at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, "there have been back-to-back mass casualties as densely populated areas are bombed. It’s way beyond what anyone could deal with in a functional hospital, let alone with the scarce resources we have here."{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-hostages-casualties-1458f5a1dfe7bd4d908231bb7090a559|title=How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza|date=9 June 2024|website=Associated Press|access-date=10 June 2024|archive-date=10 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610211341/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-hostages-casualties-1458f5a1dfe7bd4d908231bb7090a559|url-status=live}} The Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat was also overwhelmed with casualties, "including many children laid out in the corridors". The strikes destroyed "apartment buildings throughout" [the] "camp, according to witnesses and video footage". The UN human rights office said that both Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes, citing potential "violations of rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution" in the case of the former and "holding hostages in densely populated areas" for the latter.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-un-nuseirat-raid-40a3e17012915c409e8a5d50475dd122|title=UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid|website=Associated Press|date=11 June 2024|access-date=11 June 2024|last=Keaten|first=Jamey|archive-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611094840/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-un-nuseirat-raid-40a3e17012915c409e8a5d50475dd122|url-status=live}}

The death toll resulting from the operation has been disputed. The Gaza Health Ministry stated on the same day as the operation that the number of victims "has risen to 210 martyrs and more than 400 wounded." Later that day the number was updated to 274 Palestinians killed during the operation with around 700 wounded.{{Cite web |date=8 June 2024 |title=Hamas says 210 killed in Gaza in Israel's operation to rescue 4 hostages |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Jun/08/israel-rescues-four-hostages-kidnapped-on-october-7-hamas-attack |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608210914/https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2024/Jun/08/israel-rescues-four-hostages-kidnapped-on-october-7-hamas-attack |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=The New Indian Express}} Tanya Haj-Hassan, a paediatric intensive care doctor with Doctors Without Borders, stated that Al-Aqsa hospital, where 109 Palestinians including 23 children and 11 women and over 100 wounded victims were transported,{{Cite news |last1=Graham-Harrison |first1=Emma |last2=McKernan |first2=Bethan |date=9 June 2024 |title=Outrage over 'massacre' in Gaza as Israel rescued four hostages |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/israel-gaza-hostages-rescue-eu-outrage |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233336/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/israel-gaza-hostages-rescue-eu-outrage |url-status=live }} was a "complete bloodbath."{{Cite news |date=8 June 2024 |title='Bodies scattered on streets': Israel kills 226 in central Gaza attacks |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/many-casualties-as-israel-escalates-attacks-across-gaza |access-date=11 June 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608123522/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/8/many-casualties-as-israel-escalates-attacks-across-gaza |url-status=live }} Ziad, a paramedic and resident of Nuseirat and Abu Ubaida, a spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades referred to the attack as a massacre. Another 100 people killed in the attacks were taken to al-Awda hospital. It is not known how many combatants are included in these counts.{{Cite web |last=SHURAFA |first=WAFAA |title=Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gazas-health-ministry-274-palestinians-killed-israeli-raid-110962812 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233336/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gazas-health-ministry-274-palestinians-killed-israeli-raid-110962812 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2024-06-10 |title=Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/09/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-09-2024/16aa2614-2648-11ef-835a-2a6acac1f8a6_story.html |access-date=2024-06-14 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233337/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/09/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-06-09-2024/16aa2614-2648-11ef-835a-2a6acac1f8a6_story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|first1=Benjamin|last1=Brown|first2=Allegra|last2=Goodwin|first3=Gianluca|last3=Mezzofiore|title=Inside Israel's deadly operation to rescue four hostages|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/inside-israels-hostage-rescue-intl-dst/index.html|website=CNN|access-date=11 June 2024|language=en|date=10 June 2024|archive-date=10 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610221737/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/inside-israels-hostage-rescue-intl-dst/index.html|url-status=live}}

According to the IDF, Hamas pays Palestinian families to hold the hostages in their houses, which may account for the high casualties.{{cite web |last1=Jeremy Bob |first1=Yonah |date=9 June 2024 |title=IDF rescues four hostages from Hamas captivity in daring Gaza operation |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-805424 |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=The Jerusalem Post |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609000202/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-805424 |url-status=live }} In addition, a large firefight occurred as IDF special forces were attempting to extract the hostages, reportedly coming under fire from dozens of militants with RPGs and machine guns when their vehicle became stuck. The IDF then called in airstrikes to cover their evacuation. The IDF estimates the number of casualties from the operation was “under 100.”

Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida stated the operation resulted in the deaths of several other Israeli hostages, including one with US citizenship,{{cite web |title=War on Gaza: Israeli forces killed captives during Nuseirat 'massacre', alleges Hamas |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-israeli-forces-kill-other-captives-during-nuseirat-massacre-alleges-hamas |website=www.middleeasteye.net |publisher=Middle East Eye |access-date=8 June 2024 |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608211441/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-israeli-forces-kill-other-captives-during-nuseirat-massacre-alleges-hamas |url-status=live }} IDF spokesman Peter Lerner dismissed the claim.{{cite web |date=9 June 2024 |title='Blatant lie': IDF dismisses Hamas claim that other hostages were killed in today's rescue |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/blatant-lie-idf-dismisses-hamas-claim-that-other-hostages-were-killed-in-todays-rescue/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |publisher=The Times of Israel |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609002651/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/blatant-lie-idf-dismisses-hamas-claim-that-other-hostages-were-killed-in-todays-rescue/ |url-status=live }} The day after the operation, Hamas's armed wing uploaded a video to its Telegram channel appearing to show corpses of three hostages that were reportedly killed during the rescue operation. The faces of the corpses were obscured to prevent identification.{{Cite news |last1=Graham-Harrison |first1=Emma |last2=McKernan |first2=Bethan |date=9 June 2024 |title=Outrage over 'massacre' in Gaza as Israel rescued four hostages |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/israel-gaza-hostages-rescue-eu-outrage |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233336/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/israel-gaza-hostages-rescue-eu-outrage |url-status=live }}

Argamani was reunited with her father and transported to Sheba Medical Center to be reunited with her mother, where she was being treated for terminal brain cancer. Her father told reporters "Today is my birthday, and what a present I received".{{Cite news |last1=Barber |first1=Harriet |last2=Smith |first2=Benedict |date=8 June 2024 |title='We've come to take you home': Noa Argamani's 245 days of captivity are finally over |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/08/israel-hamas-war-gaza-latest-news3/ |access-date=11 June 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611013610/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/08/israel-hamas-war-gaza-latest-news3/ |url-status=live }} During a phone call with Argamani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "we didn't give up on you for a moment." Her mother died less than a month later.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=Mother of Israeli hostage Noa Argamani dies weeks after daughter's rescue |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mother-israeli-hostage-noa-argamani-dies-weeks-daughters-rescue-rcna159904 |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=NBC News |language=en}} The rescue operation, originally named "Seeds of Summer" was renamed as "Operation Arnon", in honor of {{ill|Arnon Zmora|he|ארנון זמורה}}, the commander of the rescue mission who later died of his wounds. A pedestrian bridge in Petah Tikva has also been renamed "{{ill|Operation Arnon Bridge|he|גשר המיתרים (פתח תקווה)}}".{{cite news|url=https://ground.news/article/to-forever-commemorate-the-heroism-petah-tikva-in-tribute-to-the-memory-of-rep-arnon-zamora-who-fell-in-the-operation-to-free-the-kidnapped|title="To forever commemorate the heroism": Petah Tikva in tribute to the memory of Rep Arnon Zamora, who fell in the operation to free the kidnapped|agency=Walla!|archive-date=7 December 2024|access-date=29 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207110517/https://ground.news/article/to-forever-commemorate-the-heroism-petah-tikva-in-tribute-to-the-memory-of-rep-arnon-zamora-who-fell-in-the-operation-to-free-the-kidnapped|url-status=live}}

Arab Israeli actress and TV presenter Lama Tatour was fired after she created a post on Instagram regarding Noa Argamani's appearance. She wrote: "this is what a girl that's been in captivity for nine months looks like? [...] This is what innocent women and children are being killed for in Gaza?" and said that Argamani's eyebrows looked better than her own.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-11 |title=Israel news anchor fired after commenting on rescued hostage's appearance: 'Look at her eyebrows, they look better than mine?' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-news-anchor-fired-commenting-104642516.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US |archive-date=20 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720131825/https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-news-anchor-fired-commenting-104642516.html |url-status=live }} Some interpreted her comments as "insensitive" and "mocking" Argamani's appearance.{{cite web |date=9 June 2024 |title=Israeli Channel Fires Anchor After Insensitive Comments About Rescued Hostage's Appearance |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-06-09/ty-article/israeli-channel-fires-anchor-after-insensitive-comments-about-rescued-hostages-appearance/0000018f-fc17-d93d-abbf-fe377a200000 |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=Haaretz |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610003836/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-06-09/ty-article/israeli-channel-fires-anchor-after-insensitive-comments-about-rescued-hostages-appearance/0000018f-fc17-d93d-abbf-fe377a200000 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Boker |first=Ran |date=2024-06-09 |title=Israeli channel axes Arab anchor after outrageous post about released hostage |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/h1dp53zs0 |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=Ynetnews |language=en |archive-date=20 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720132451/https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/h1dp53zs0 |url-status=live }}

Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz postponed a scheduled news conference the night of the raid, which coincided with his deadline to resign if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not present a new plan for the war.{{Cite news |last1=Tov |first1=Michael Hauser |last2=Shpigel |first2=Noa |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel's Gantz cancels expected press conference announcing departure from Netanyahu government |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-06-08/ty-article/.premium/gantz-cancels-expected-press-conference-announcing-departure-from-netanyahu-government/0000018f-f828-df2e-a5df-fe7dbe180000 |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Haaretz |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608211424/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-06-08/ty-article/.premium/gantz-cancels-expected-press-conference-announcing-departure-from-netanyahu-government/0000018f-f828-df2e-a5df-fe7dbe180000 |url-status=live}} The following day, he resigned.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2024 |title=Benny Gantz, an Israeli War Cabinet member, resigns from government over lack of plan for postwar Gaza |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/benny-gantz-israeli-war-cabinet-member-resigns-gaza/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=CBS News |language=en-US |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233337/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/benny-gantz-israeli-war-cabinet-member-resigns-gaza/ |url-status=live }}

Allegations of the United States military constructed floating pier in Gaza being used in the IDF operation, were seen after a video showing an IDF helicopter taking off from the beach with the pier in the background began to circulate online on 8 June 2024.{{better source needed|reason=Unclear who is making the allegations; most news reports are vague.|date=February 2025}} United States officials stated that the pier was only used for humanitarian aid and the helicopter was used to return the hostages into Israel and had landed south of the pier but not within the cordoned off area. The U.S. had promised aid groups the pier would be a no-go area for Israeli forces and the UN put aid operations at the pier on hold while it investigated whether the Israeli usage, real or apparent, of the pier facilities and the perception of that by Palestinians, mitigated against continued engagement at the pier.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/pier-humanitarian-aid-gaza-israel-un-2465291ca9308f9d97e3cc51a8cab6c7|title=US-built pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid|date=14 June 2024|website=AP News}} Oxfam and other aid organizations said they were waiting for answers from the U.S. government. Aid deliveries at the pier resumed on 19 June 2024, but aid agencies did not resume distribution.{{Cite web |first1=Lolita C. |last1=Baldor |first2=Tara |last2=Copp |date=2024-07-17 |title=This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not |url=https://apnews.com/article/military-pier-gaza-israel-humanitarian-aid-c4d464cb01bdf86e71c38519fb635cde |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=AP News |language=en}} The pier was removed due to bad weather on 28 June 2024.

• {{Flag|Hamas}} issued a press release on 8 June calling the actions of the IDF and Israeli military a "horrible massacre against innocent civilians." Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said that "resistance will continue", adding, "If the occupation believes that it can impose its choices on us by force, then it is delusional." The group's military wing spokesperson, Abu Ubaida, stated in a press release that: "The operation will pose a great danger to the enemy prisoners and will have a negative impact on their conditions and lives."
• {{Flag|Palestine}}: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas described the rescue operation as a "massacre."{{cite web |title=210 Killed In Gaza Camp From Where Israeli Hostages Were Rescued: Hamas |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/210-killed-in-gaza-camp-from-where-israeli-hostages-were-rescued-hamas-5847115 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=8 June 2024 |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608165831/https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/210-killed-in-gaza-camp-from-where-israeli-hostages-were-rescued-hamas-5847115 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=PA's Abbas calls for emergency UNSC meeting after rescue of hostages, citing 'bloody massacre' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/pas-abbas-calls-for-emergency-unsc-meeting-after-rescue-of-hostages-citing-bloody-massacre/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608162236/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/pas-abbas-calls-for-emergency-unsc-meeting-after-rescue-of-hostages-citing-bloody-massacre/ |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=The Times of Israel}} The day after the operation, Abbas instructed the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations to request an emergency session with the United Nations Security Council to discuss the repercussions of the operation and resulting deaths.{{Cite web |title=Palestinian president seeks emergency UN Security Council session after 'Nuseirat massacre' |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestinian-president-seeks-emergency-un-security-council-session-after-nuseirat-massacre-/3244377 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=www.aa.com.tr |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608213809/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestinian-president-seeks-emergency-un-security-council-session-after-nuseirat-massacre-/3244377 |url-status=live }}{{better source needed|date=June 2024}}
• {{Flag|Israel}}: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "We are committed to do so in the future as well. We will not let up until we complete the mission and return home all the hostages — both those alive and dead."{{cite news |title=Israeli forces rescue four hostages from Gaza |url=https://www.dw.com/en/israeli-forces-rescue-four-hostages-from-gaza/a-69309833 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=8 June 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609105708/https://www.dw.com/en/israeli-forces-rescue-four-hostages-from-gaza/a-69309833 |url-status=live }} Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the operation was "daring in nature, planned brilliantly, and executed in an extraordinary fashion."{{cite news |title=Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israel-rescues-4-hostages-kidnapped-hamas-led-attack-110950272 |work=ABC News |date=8 June 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609211443/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israel-rescues-4-hostages-kidnapped-hamas-led-attack-110950272 |url-status=live }}
• The family members of those still held as hostages repeated their demands for a ceasefire after the news of the rescue operation. The daughter-in-law of one of the hostages stated that "The hostages don't have time. We can't free everyone in operations and we must go for a deal that will save lives." A member of the health team at the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, stated such operations were not a way to bring back all of the remaining hostages - deceased or living - but instead focus should be a ceasefire.

• {{Flag|Argentina}}: Argentine President Javier Milei celebrated the release of the four hostages on Twitter, posting "Long live freedom, damn it!"{{cite news |title=Milei celebró el rescate de los cuatro rehenes secuestrados por Hamas |trans-title=Milei celebrated the rescue of the four hostages held by Hamas |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/javier-milei-en-vivo-las-ultimas-medidas-del-gobierno-nid08062024/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=La Nación |date=8 June 2024 |language=es |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608063755/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/javier-milei-en-vivo-las-ultimas-medidas-del-gobierno-nid08062024/ |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|Austria}}: Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer expressed being "very much relieved," but emphasized, "far too many are still being brutally held hostage by Hamas. All of them need to be released immediately." He also pledged to continue "all efforts" to secure the release of hostage Tal Shoham, who holds Austrian citizenship.{{Cite web |date=8 June 2024 |title=Biden hails rescue of hostages, vows to 'not stop working' until they're all freed |website=The Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-hails-rescue-of-hostages-vows-to-not-stop-working-until-theyre-all-freed/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233338/https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-hails-rescue-of-hostages-vows-to-not-stop-working-until-theyre-all-freed/ |url-status=live }}
• {{flag|Cuba}}: Foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez stated, "We condemn in the strongest terms the massacre carried out by the Israeli army in the Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza."{{cite web |title=Cuba slams Nuseirat massacre: 'More evidence of genocide' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2964048 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617215825/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2964048 |url-status=live }}
• {{EGY}}: the country denounced the killing of civilians, calling it "a flagrant violation of all rules of international law".{{cite magazine |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel Rescues Four Hostages Kidnapped in Hamas' Oct. 7 Attack |url=https://time.com/6986860/israel-rescues-four-hostages-kidnapped-october-7-hamas/ |magazine=Time |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609105709/https://time.com/6986860/israel-rescues-four-hostages-kidnapped-october-7-hamas/ |url-status=live }}
• {{FRA}}: President Emmanuel Macron Macron praised the hostage rescue and called for a lasting political solution to the war in Gaza.{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Michael |title=Biden, Macron welcome rescue of four Gaza hostages, repeat call for cease-fire |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/08/gaza-biden-macron-hostage-rescue/74026054007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608190707/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/06/08/israeli-forces-hostages-gaza/74025593007/ |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}
• {{GER}}: Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote that the rescue of the hostages was an "important sign of hope", adding that "four hostages are now free. Hamas must finally release all hostages. The war must end".{{Cite news |date=8 June 2024 |title=Germany's Scholz says rescue of 4 hostages 'important sign of hope' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/germanys-scholz-says-rescue-of-4-hostages-important-sign-of-hope/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608134414/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/germanys-scholz-says-rescue-of-4-hostages-important-sign-of-hope/ |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024|work=The Times of Israel}}
• {{Flag|Indonesia}}: the country condemned the "repeated atrocities" committed by Israel in Gaza, including in the Nuseirat refugee camp, and called for an immediate ceasefire.{{cite news |title=Indonesia kecam serangan Israel di kamp pengungsi Nuseirat |url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4144374/indonesia-kecam-serangan-israel-di-kamp-pengungsi-nuseirat |work=Antara |date=9 June 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609211443/https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4144374/indonesia-kecam-serangan-israel-di-kamp-pengungsi-nuseirat |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|Jordan}}: the country denounced the killing of civilians and called "on the international community and especially the Security Council to take immediate and urgent action to stop Israel's war crimes in Gaza."
• {{Flag|Kuwait}}: the country denounced the killing of civilians, calling it a "heinous crime".{{Cite web |date=9 June 2024 |title='Heinous crime': Kuwait condemns Israeli attack on Nuseirat camp |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962209 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233917/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962209 |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|Lebanon}}: The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the operation a massacre.{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=John |date=9 June 2024 |title=Israel celebrates heroic raid to free hostages; others call it a massacre |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/06/09/israeli-war-updates-gaza-hamas/74035396007/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609151655/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/06/09/israeli-war-updates-gaza-hamas/74035396007/ |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|Norway}}: Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik condemned the attack on civilians and called for the release of all hostages.{{cite news |title=EU's foreign minister, countries around world, condemn rescue op as 'massacre, bloodbath' |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkcrq2mhc |work=Ynetnews |first=Itamar |last=Eichner |date=9 June 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609101909/https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkcrq2mhc |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|Poland}}: Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski wrote: "Bravo, IDF. May all hostages return home and may there be a just peace between Israel and Palestine".{{Cite web |date=8 June 2024 |title=IDF rescues Polish citizen |url=https://tvpworld.com/77971715/polish-citizen-among-four-hamas-hostages-rescued-by-idf |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=tvpworld.com |publisher=Telewizja Polska S.A |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608211426/https://tvpworld.com/77971715/polish-citizen-among-four-hamas-hostages-rescued-by-idf |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|Turkey}}: the country denounced the killing of civilians, calling it a "barbaric attack".{{cite news |title=Türkiye deplores Israeli attack on Gaza refugee camp |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-deplores-israeli-attack-on-gaza-refugee-camp-197226 |work=Hürriyet Daily News |date=9 June 2023 |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612161017/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-deplores-israeli-attack-on-gaza-refugee-camp-197226 |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|United Kingdom}}: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wrote that "It is a huge relief to see hostages returned after their unimaginable ordeal and heartwarming to see the pictures of them reunited with their families. We will continue to strive towards an end to the fighting as well as safety and security for all."{{Cite web |date=9 June 2024 |title=World leaders praise IDF rescue of four hostages, call for deal |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-805468 |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |first=Tovah |last=Lazaroff |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608234521/https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-805468 |url-status=live }}
• {{USA}}: United States President Joe Biden lauded the rescue of the hostages, and pledges to "not stop working" until all the hostages are freed.{{Cite web |last1=Hjelmgaard |first1=Kim |last2=Tran |first2=Ken |last3=Santucci |first3=Jeanine |title=Noa Argamani among 4 hostages rescued from Gaza, Israeli forces say: live updates |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/06/08/israeli-forces-hostages-gaza/74025593007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608190707/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/06/08/israeli-forces-hostages-gaza/74025593007/ |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}

• {{Flag|United Nations}}: UN Secretary General António Guterres stated that he had sent messages to the families of rescued hostages Noa Argamani and Shalomi Ziv, to express his "relief that they and two other hostages are now free." Guterres added, "I renew my appeal for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and for an end to this war." Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, said that "Countries that celebrate the release of four Israeli hostages without saying a word about the hundreds of Palestinians killed and thousands held in arbitrary detention by Israel, have lost moral credibility for generations and don’t deserve to be on any U.N. human rights body."{{cite news |date=9 June 2024 |title=UN officials say IDF used 'perfidious' tactics during hostage rescue |url=https://www.jns.org/un-officials-criticize-perfidious-idf-hostage-rescue/ |work=Jewish News Syndicate |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233945/https://www.jns.org/un-officials-criticize-perfidious-idf-hostage-rescue/ |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|European Union}}: A top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell condemned the level of casualties in the Nuseirat refugee camp as a result of the rescue, calling it "...another massacre of civilians". He also called for a ceasefire and the release of all remaining hostages.{{Cite news |last=Graham-Harrison |first=Emma |date=8 June 2024 |title=Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza, as attacks nearby kill 93 Palestinians |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/08/israel-rescues-four-hostages-in-gaza-taken-from-nova-music-festival |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712|archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608211425/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/08/israel-rescues-four-hostages-in-gaza-taken-from-nova-music-festival |url-status=live}}
• {{Flag|Hezbollah}}: In response to the operation, the Iranian-backed group launched attacks against northern Israel, stating that: "this targeting came in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, and in response to the Israeli enemy's attacks".{{Cite web |date=9 June 2024 |title=Hezbollah reacts aggressively to Israel's Gaza success during hostage rescue |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-805597 |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |first=Seth J. |last=Frantzman |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233902/https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-805597 |url-status=live }}
• {{Flag|Gulf Cooperation Council}}: Secretary-General Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi described the operation as a "terrorist crime that targeted unarmed civilians with unprecedented barbarism."{{cite news |title=Arab, Islamic Condemnation of Israeli Massacre in Nuseirat Camp in Gaza |url=https://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5029209-arab-islamic-condemnation-israeli-massacre-nuseirat-camp-gaza |work=Asharq Al-Awsat |date=9 June 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609211444/https://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5029209-arab-islamic-condemnation-israeli-massacre-nuseirat-camp-gaza |url-status=live }}

• The Palestine Red Crescent Society denounced the use of a humanitarian aid truck as a disguise for military operations, labeling it as a "violation of international humanitarian and customary law" and noting that such actions constitute perfidy, which is considered a war crime.{{cite tweet|author=Palestine Red Crescent Society|user=PalestineRCS|number=1800268056821694956|date=10 June 2024|title=The Palestine Red Crescent Society warns of the dangers posed by the use of a humanitarian aid truck as cover for military operations.|link=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611065615/https://x.com/PalestineRCS/status/1800268056821694956|archive-date=11 June 2024|url-status=live|access-date=15 June 2024}}{{cite web|title= ‘Destroys the Trust’ – Palestine Red Crescent Slams Israel’s Use of Aid Truck in Nuseirat Operation|url= https://www.palestinechronicle.com/destroys-the-trust-palestine-red-crescent-slams-israels-use-of-aid-truck-in-nuseirat-operation/|website=The Palestine Chronicle|date=11 June 2024|access-date=22 June 2025}}
• The Doctors Without Borders coordinator in Gaza asked, "How many more men, women and children have to be killed before world leaders decide to put an end to this massacre?"{{cite web |title=Chaotic scenes at Al-Aqsa, Nasser hospitals after bombings |url=https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war |website=Doctors Without Borders |access-date=16 June 2024 |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519072822/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war |url-status=live }} According to Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a Doctors Without Border pediatrician, colleagues in the emergency department at Al-Asqa hospital described the situation by "repeating the word massacre, massacre, massacre over and over again."{{cite web |title='Blood everywhere' at Al-Aqsa Hospital |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israeli-army-to-be-added-to-un-child-harm-list?update=2960466 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=16 June 2024}}
• Oxfam called the attack a "horrifying" massacre and an "unacceptable and unconscionable price to pay".{{cite web |title=Oxfam's reaction to Nuseirat operation that released four hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians |url=https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/oxfams-reaction-nuseirat-operation-released-four-hostages-and-killed-least-274 |website=Oxfam International |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619010032/https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/oxfams-reaction-nuseirat-operation-released-four-hostages-and-killed-least-274 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Nuseirat, anatomy of Israel's massacre in Gaza |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/11/nuseirat-anatomy-of-israels-massacre-in-gaza |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617224237/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/11/nuseirat-anatomy-of-israels-massacre-in-gaza |url-status=live }}

• Saul Takahashi, a professor at Osaka Jogakuin University and a former deputy for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated, "The claim that the Israeli attack on Nuseirat camp was justified is completely ignorant of international law. Israel has shown itself time and time again that it does not care about international and humanitarian laws."{{cite web |title=Israel 'does not care about international law': Expert |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962351 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619233923/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2962351 |url-status=live }}
• Kenneth Roth, the former director of Human Rights Watch and a professor at Princeton University, stated the attack was "inconsistent with the duty to take all feasible precautions to spare civilians harm."{{cite web |title=Israeli attack on Nuseirat did not take precautions to 'spare civilians': Rights expert |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2961922 |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=18 June 2024 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618233812/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/9/israels-war-on-gaza-live-nightmare-as-hospital-copes-with-nuseirat-dead?update=2961922 |url-status=live }}

• Rescue of Ori Megidish
• Operation Golden Hand
• Operation Entebbe
• December 2024 Nuseirat refugee camp attack

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