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Line 56: == Rescue == The IDF said that they worked with [[Shin Bet]] and Israeli police to free the four Israeli hostages.<ref name="ynet8june">{{Cite news |last1=Halavi |first1=Einav |last2=Zeyton |first2=Yoav |date=8 June 2024 |title=הותר לפרסום: נועה ארגמני, אלמוג מאיר, אנדריי קוזלוב ושלומי זיו חולצו בחיים |trans-title=Publication was allowed: Noa Argamani, Almog Meir, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv were rescued alive |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/SJqwX2brR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608162234/https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/SJqwX2brR |archive-date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref> It was also later reported that the operation was [[United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war|aided by intelligence support from the United States]]<ref name="cbs8junebrennan">{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Margaret |date=8 June 2024 |title=U.S. provided support to Israeli forces in rescue of 4 hostages in Gaza |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-support-israeli-forces-rescue-hostages-gaza/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=[[CBS News]] |language=en-US |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608211016/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-support-israeli-forces-rescue-hostages-gaza/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[British support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war|United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news |date=9 June 2024 |title=US provided intelligence that helped Israel's hostage rescue operation – report |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-provided-intelligence-that-helped-israels-hostage-rescue-operation-report/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610015315/https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-provided-intelligence-that-helped-israels-hostage-rescue-operation-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The operation was planned for several weeks, and was carried out after an intelligence opportunity arose.<ref name="bbc" /> Some of the special forces members entered the refugee camp in a vehicle with a mattress on top, posing as [[Gaza Strip evacuations|Palestinian refugees]] fleeing [[Rafah]] per Saudi reporters. They reportedly told locals that they were escaping the [[Rafah offensive|Israeli assault on Rafah]], while other Palestinian locals alleged that other forces entered in humanitarian trucks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=John |date=9 June 2024 |title=Israel celebrates heroic raid to free hostages; others call it a massacre |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/06/09/israeli-war-updates-gaza-hamas/74035396007/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609151655/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/06/09/israeli-war-updates-gaza-hamas/74035396007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, a senior official in the Biden administration claims that the Israeli forces did not use an aid truck.<ref name="cnn-inside-operation"/> [[File:YAMAM-Operation-Arnon-2024-06-08.webm|thumb|Body camera footage from a [[Yamam]] soldier during rescue operation. Shows breaching area that the three male hostages were found in, and partial movement of hostages to secure zone. ]]The operation began at about 11 The IDF stated that, at the time of the rescue, the three male hostages were being held in the family home of Ahmed Al-Jamal, a physician. His son {{vanchor|Abdullah Al-Jamal}}, a freelance journalist, was also in the household.<ref name=bbcstriking>{{Cite web |title=How Gaza hostage raid ended with Israel striking crowded streets |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22xvp90nlo |date=10 June 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=BBC News |first=Jon |last=Donnison |language=en-GB |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610172806/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22xvp90nlo |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] disputed IDF allegations that Abdullah Al-Jamal had been one of its journalists, stating that he had contributed to an opinion piece published on its website but had no other involvement with the network.<ref name="cnn10june">{{Cite web |last=Rios |first=Michael |date=10 June 2024 |title=Israel alleges journalist held hostages in Gaza, without providing evidence |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages-journalist-hamas-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610105340/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages-journalist-hamas-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Abdullah Al-Jamal had also contributed to the ''Palestine Chronicle,'' a nonprofit online publication based in the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=9 June 2024 |title=Abdallah Aljamal (1987-2024) - Well-Known Journalist Murdered in Gaza |url=https://www.palestinechronicle.com/abdallah-aljamal-1987-2024-well-known-journalist-murdered-in-gaza/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=Palestine Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609232459/https://www.palestinechronicle.com/abdallah-aljamal-1987-2024-well-known-journalist-murdered-in-gaza/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ramy Abdu]], chairman of the [[Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor]], reported that Ahmed Al-Jamal, Abdullah Al-Jamal, and the latter's wife were all killed after Israeli forces stormed the home by ladder.<ref name="tdg9june">{{Cite news |last=Swan |first=Melanie |date=9 June 2024 |title=Al Jazeera journalist hid Israeli hostages for Hamas, claims IDF |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/09/father-israeli-hostage-almog-jan-died-of-grief-hours-before/ |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609122914/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/09/father-israeli-hostage-almog-jan-died-of-grief-hours-before/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Palestine Chronicle'' claimed inconsistencies in the Israeli narrative,<ref name=":0" /> but a ''Wall Street Journal'' investigation found that the Al-Jamal family had been known for its close ties with and support of Hamas. Locals criticized Hamas for placing hostages in civilian areas.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hostages Next Door: Inside a Notable Gaza Family's Dark Secret|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/the-hostages-next-door-inside-a-notable-gaza-familys-dark-secret-2896f6aa|access-date=17 June 2024|first=Abeer|last=Ayoub|date=17 June 2024|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|archive-date=17 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617064309/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/the-hostages-next-door-inside-a-notable-gaza-familys-dark-secret-2896f6aa|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||