The Israeli police and the Israeli Safety Company have launched video recorded on a helmet digital camera of the second the three male hostages have been rescued in Gaza on Saturday.
They described the video as being of the operation carried out by Yamam (Police Nationwide Counterterrorism Unit) and Shin Guess operatives “rescuing the hostages underneath heavy fireplace and eliminating Gaza terrorists.”
In a press release accompanying the video, which lasts some 45 seconds, they stated that “Yamam and Shin Guess operatives labored concurrently at two places to rescue the 4 hostages, participating in fierce fight with the terrorists.”
A part of the video is blurred. It reveals Israeli safety forces approaching a property via a backyard after which getting into amid heavy gunfire. CNN has geolocated the backyard as on the similar property the place a Mercedes van presupposed to have been concerned within the operation was positioned.
The video is edited and a few audio is muted. It’s unclear whether or not it was all shot at one location. It reveals the three male hostages rescued cowering in a room.
Within the video, a voice says in Hebrew, “Right here, they’re right here.”
“Title, title…,” says somebody.
Two of the hostages determine themselves as Almog Meir Jan and Andrey Kozlov.
Primarily based on the garments they have been carrying when rescued, the three hostages then seem to run via the backyard of the property as gunfire continues.
Some background: On Saturday, the Israeli navy rescued 4 hostages, three males and a lady, in a particular operation within the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza – Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv. All 4 have been kidnapped from the Nova music pageant on October 7.