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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.

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[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Kill 37 to save 2… what a waste of life and resources.

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

They could have saved way more if they just organised a ceasefire. Heck some of their own hostages that they killed might still be alive if they weren’t so bloodthirsty.

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[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca -1 points 7 months ago

Why you are getting downvoted here is beyond me.

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

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

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

It wouldn't surprise me if 36 of the 37 was an infant ward, and the one was the nurse attending it. It'd be par for the course on the IDF's track record. Hell, I'd bet that the 37 deaths were more because they could than it being actually necessary.