The people of Israel are rejoicing at the news of the rescue of 4 hostages!

The IDF heroically rescued 4 hostages who were held by *civilians* in *civilian* homes, and when IDF forces arrived on a *rescue mission* they fired like hell including RPG s on the rescue vehicle with the hostages.

This is what we fight for.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had eliminated Hamas terrorists in an airstrike on a shipping container located on the grounds of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in Gaza.

ALL THE DETAILS OF TODAYS HOSTAGE RESCUE OPERATION

— The Assault, the Rescue, and the Announcement: “The Diamonds Are in Our Hands” | Minute by Minute in “Operation Arnon” The covert movement in broad daylight to the buildings where the four hostages were held.

The fall of the Yamam fighter Arnon Zamora in the battle to rescue three of them. The rush of hundreds of armed terrorists to the area. And the rare authorization given for the Sikorsky helicopters to land deep in the Strip. This is how the operation to rescue Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Shlomi Ziv, and Andrei Kozlov was conducted. Thursday, 6:30 PM:

After meticulous planning, drills, models, and advanced intelligence tracking that lasted for many weeks, the political echelon approves the operation initially named “Summer Seeds.” The authorization was given in a classified discussion, under heavy secrecy, waiting for the right moment. Saturday, 10:00 AM: Two main commando teams launch from several directions, disguised, towards the Nuseirat refugee camp near the coast.

The forces move in broad daylight covertly towards the two buildings where the hostages were held, amidst thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of terrorists from the local Hamas battalion, who do not notice them. According to the Palestinians, the forces entered using a humanitarian aid truck, and Al Jazeera even published footage of it with IDF vehicles, apparently from moments after the operation.

The IDF denied this and also denied using the American dock later on. 10:45: Special ground observations and technological tracking means from Air Force aircraft identify that the area is clear, and there is no suspicious movement in the two buildings, which are 3-4 stories high. In one of them, Noa Argamani was held, and in the other, the three remaining hostages, along with Gazan families and armed guards. 10:50: The information and live footage of the alleys, hundreds of meters long, separating the two targets are transmitted to screens in two command posts overseeing the operation: one of the Shin Bet in central Israel, attended by the head of the service Ronen Bar and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and the Southern Command in Be’er Sheva, from where the Southern Command chief managed the surrounding and rescue forces. Continuation:

11:00: The two ground teams receive the “execute” order, personally approved in real-time by the Shin Bet head and the Chief of Staff. They storm the buildings simultaneously and in full coordination, at the same second, to prevent the terrorists at the second target from discovering it, which would endanger the hostages. 11:10: While the elimination of the terrorists guarding Argamani and her rescue goes relatively smoothly, the operation at the second building is much more complicated. Commander Zamora’s team reports being hit in the exchange of fire. The fighters who eliminated the terrorists at that target treat their commander and try to save him while exiting the building under increasing fire. 11:15: Over the radio, the awaited announcement is reported:

“The diamonds are in our hands,” meaning the hostages are with us. 11:20: Under the cover of delay, dozens of terrorists accumulate around the building where the three hostages were held, and hundreds more armed with RPG launchers, PK machine guns, and Kalashnikov rifles approach from all sides. They run through the narrow alleys and the nearby market, crowded with thousands of Gazans. 11:22: The forces attempt to escape in the rescue vehicle, but it is hit by heavy fire and starts to falter. Southern Command chief Yaron Finkelman activates the pre-prepared rescue plan.