Four Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip were released on Saturday, June 8, during a “special operation” in Nousseirat. Noa Argamani (26 years old), Almog Meir Jan (22 years old), Andrey Kozlov (27 years old) and Shlomi Ziv (41 years old) were kidnapped by Hamas during the Nova music festival on October 7, according to the army. They are in “good health“, according to the Israeli army. They were transferred to a medical center in Tel-HaShomer “for more in-depth medical examinations”. “We welcome the release of the four hostages released today by the Israeli army”declared Emmanuel Macron during a joint statement with his counterpart Joe Biden, at the Elysée. This is’“an important sign of hope – especially for the many Israeli families who continue to fear for their loved ones”, reacted on X the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz. Follow our live stream.
Hamas reports at least 210 deaths. Hamas claimed on Saturday that Israeli attacks on the Nousseirat camp had left at least 210 dead and more than 400 injured in Israeli attacks on the Nousseirat camp, without mentioning the release of hostages.
New strikes in the Gaza Strip. AFP teams and witnesses reported strikes at dawn on Saturday in different sectors of the Gaza Strip. These new shots come after a strike Thursday on a school of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees which left 37 dead, according to a local hospital. The Israeli army, for its part, claimed responsibility for this attack which, according to it, was aimed at “a Hamas base”and claimed Friday to have killed there “17 terrorists”.
American pier for Gaza aid reinstalled. The US military announced Friday that the temporary pier it built on the Gaza coast to deliver humanitarian aid, damaged by a storm in late May, had been reinstalled after repairs. International aid, whose entry into Gaza is controlled by Israel, only reaches the territory in dribs and drabs.
The uncertain future of Benny Gantz in the Israeli government. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday evening urged his rival Benny Gantz, a member of the war cabinet, not to resign from the “emergency government”. The political rival of the Israeli Prime Minister threatens to slam the door of the executive for lack of agreement on a “action plan” for the post-war period in the Palestinian territory. Gantz will hold a press conference Saturday evening, his office announced Friday. Several Israeli media see this as a sign of the announcement of his resignation from the government.
