DOHA/JERUSALEM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Israel launched a special forces operation that freed two Israeli hostages in Rafah amid air strikes early on Monday, which local health officials said killed 37 people and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city.
A joint operation by the Israel Defence Force (IDF), Israel’s domestic Shin Bet security service and the Special Police Unit in Rafah freed Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Hare, 70, the Israeli military said.
The two men were kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on Oct. 7, the military said.
So out of the 250ish abducted, that’s;
1 rescued prior, plus these 2
105 released as part of the ceasefire swap and Hamas freeing select hostages unprompted
3 hostages killed by IDF troops while trying to surrender
32 to 68+ hostages confirmed or suspected dead, mostly from IDF airstrikes
And Israel just snubbed Hamas’s latest ceasefire-swap offer a few weeks ago, and is going forward with a ground push on Rafah