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israeli military announces rescue of a captive in gaza strip

2024-08-28

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xinhua news agency, jerusalem, august 27 (reporter wang zhuo lun) the israeli ministry of defense said on the 27th that an israeli detained in the gaza strip was rescued from an underground tunnel that day.

on august 27, in beersheba, israel, the rescued detained israelis arrived at the medical center. xinhua news agency (photo provided by the israel defense forces)

idf spokesman hagari said at a press conference on the 27th that an idf commando rescued the detained person from an underground tunnel in the gaza strip based on accurate intelligence. according to a statement issued by the idf on the same day, the idf and the national security directorate (shin bet) have been searching for detained persons in underground tunnels in the gaza strip in recent days.

israeli media reported that this was the eighth israeli detainee rescued through israeli military operations.

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu issued a statement on the same day saying that israel is committed to the release of all detainees. he said that israel will achieve this goal mainly through two ways, namely negotiation and rescue operations. at the same time, he stressed the necessity of israel's military presence in the gaza strip and said that israel will continue to exert military pressure.

on october 7 last year, the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) launched a surprise attack on military and civilian targets in israel from the gaza strip, and israel subsequently launched a large-scale military operation in the gaza strip. according to the latest data released by the health department of the gaza strip, since the outbreak of this round of palestinian-israeli conflict, israel's military operations in the gaza strip have caused more than 40,000 palestinian deaths and more than 93,000 injuries.