This is the story of Noa Argamani, who was released from Hamas captivity after 245 days. Argamani was kept captive in Gaza.
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Noa Argamani
On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian group Hamas attacked Israel and captured about 250 people there. Out of which one Israeli citizen, Noa Argamani, has been rescued by the Israeli Defense Forces. Noa Argamani is 26 years old. Including them, till now a total of 7 people have been rescued by the Israeli Army from the captivity of Hamas. Noa Argamani was held captive by Hamas for eight months, approximately 245 days.
On the day of the Hamas attack, Noa Argamani had come with her boyfriend Avinatan to attend a music concert. From there he was taken hostage. Viral footage of that incident showed Argamani being forced into Gaza on the back of a motorcycle, screaming in frustration. That video also went viral on the internet.
A total of four people were freed
Israeli Defense Forces, IDF, conducted a rescue operation in Nuseirat in central Gaza on Saturday. In this operation, apart from Argamani, three other hostages Andrey Kozlov, Almog Meir Jan and Shlomi Ziv were also freed.
Got emotional after meeting her parents
After being rescued, Argamani was taken to a hospital in Tel Aviv, where she was reunited with her mother. The mother and daughter were reunited at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, where Leora is undergoing treatment. Argamani’s father Yaakov saw his daughter for the first time after being flown back to Israel by military helicopter. It was Argamani’s father Yaakov’s birthday, and he described meeting his daughter again as the greatest birthday gift he ever received.
Celebration in Tel Aviv
Thousands of Israelis gathered at a site known as “Hostage Square” in central Tel Aviv to celebrate the rescue and demand the release of the remaining hostages. Since the October 7 attacks, this intersection has become a focal point of demonstrations and solidarity.
Of the 252 people captured by Hamas, seven prisoners have been freed alive by Israeli forces. There are still 116 hostages in Gaza, of whom 41 are considered dead by the army.
What did Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog both personally congratulated Argamani on his safe return. In an emotional phone call, Prime Minister Netanyahu reassured him, saying, “We will not leave you even for a moment.” I don’t know if you believed it or not, but we believed it and I’m glad it turned out to be true
1189 Israelis killed, 252 taken hostage
The ongoing unilateral war in Gaza is the deadliest conflict in the history of Gaza. Which began with Hamas’s deadly attack on southern Israel on October 7, in which 1,189 Israelis were killed and 252 were taken hostage. The reaction from Israel is continuing in this regard. The Gaza Health Ministry has reported more than 36,801 deaths, mostly civilians.
“We ask this…”: Israel’s emotional plea for 25-year-old man captured by Hamas
Noah’s mother, Leora, is currently battling stage 4 brain cancer and has expressed her desire to see her daughter before she dies from the disease.
New Delhi: A distressing video of the kidnapping of a 25-year-old Israeli woman by Hamas operatives became a defining scene of the October 7 attack where 240 Israelis were taken hostage. Shocking footage shows Noa Argamani pleading for his life as he sits on the back of an operator’s motorbike.
Sixty-one days after the attack, Ms. Argamani is still being held captive in the Gaza Strip. Israel posted an emotional post about Ms Argamani today, the day most Jews begin celebrating Hanukkah, the eight-day winter festival of lights. Authorities asked Jews to light the first candle for Noa Argamani. Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on 7 October, when hundreds of their operatives crossed the border using motorcycles, paragliders and boats. The Israeli government claims that 1,200 people were killed in the attack and 240 were taken hostage.
Noah, a Chinese-born Israeli citizen, was abducted from a music festival near the Gaza border. Video footage of the incident, which went viral, shows the 25-year-old man being taken away on the pillion of a motorcycle, shouting, “Don’t kill me!”. The video also shows her 30-year-old boyfriend, Avinatan Orr, being taken away from her by Hamas.
He said, “I have one wish to hug and see Noa before something happens to me because of my medical condition. I know she is a strong girl. We are waiting for her only at her home. The thought of coming keeps me strong.” Told the Daily Mail. 2 months after the war with Hamas, the faces of Israelis held hostage in Gaza still appear on personalized posters at Jerusalem bus stops and on posters on buildings. The mood was sombre Thursday at the beginning of Hanukkah, the first Jewish holiday since the Hamas attack.
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