daniel hagari has said that israeli forcies rescued hostages from hamas whilst under fire. this morning at 11am israeli special forces conducted a complex rescue mission and successfully rescued four of our hostages from hamas captivity in gaza. noa argamani, almog meirjan, shlomi ziv and andri kozlov. they are back home in israel. they are alive, they are well. they will undergo medical examination and will soon be reunited with their families in the hospital. noa, almog, andri and shlomi were rescued after 246 days in hamas captivity after they were brutally kidnapped from the nova music festival on the 7th of october. this was a high risk, complex mission, based on precise intelligence, conducted in daylight, in two separate buildings deep inside gaza. while underfire, underfire inside the buildings, under fire on the way out from gaza, our forces rescued our hostages. israeli forces have been preparing for this rescue mission for weeks. they underwent intensive training.
minister itamar ben gvir said they were opposed to striking any deal before hamas was destroyed. last night in tel aviv, tens of thousands of people gathered to urge the prime minister to accept the ceasefire proposal unveiled by the us presidentjoe biden. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. some said they feared the prime minister may sabotage the proposal. a group campaigning to bring the hostages home warned that such a move would endanger the lives of those held in gaza. akiva eldar is a political analyst and journalist at the haaretz newspaper. akiva, you re also the co author of the book lords of the land: the war for israel s settlements in the occupied territories. benjamin netanyahu is in very
of people in this country. catherine byaruhanga of people in this country. catherine byaruhanga in of people in this country. catherine byaruhanga in johannesburg - of people in this country. catherine i byaruhanga in johannesburg speaking byaruhanga in johannesburg speaking to byaruhanga injohannesburg speaking to my colleague anna foster a little earlier. let s turn to the middle east now, where two key right wing members of israel s coalition government have threatened to bring it down if the prime minister agrees to a peace deal for gaza. finance minister bezalel smotrich and national security minister itamar ben gvir said they were opposed to striking any deal before hamas was destroyed. last night in tel aviv, tens of thousands of people gathered to urge the prime minister to accept the ceasefire proposal unveiled by the us presidentjoe biden. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. earlier i spoke to akiva eldar, a political analyst and contri
many thanks to catherine byaruhanga in south africa. let s turn to the middle east now, where two key right wing members of israel s coalition government have threatened to bring it down if the prime minister agrees to the latest peace deal offer. finance minister bezalel smotrich and national security minister itamar ben gvir said they were opposed to striking any deal unless hamas was wiped out. last night in tel aviv, tens of thousands of people gathered to urge the prime minister to accept the ceasefire proposal unveiled by the us presidentjoe biden. groups of protesters were dispersed by mounted police and water cannon. earlier, i spoke to akiva eldar, a political analyst and contributor at the haaretz newspaper. we believe that what president biden