Netanyahu on the release of Argentine hostages: “It is one of the most successful rescue operations in the history of Israel”

Two hostages freed. More than 65 Palestinians dead. And a ferocious night of bombing in Gaza. For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the release early Monday of Argentine prisoners held by Hamas in an apartment in the city of Rafah was “one of the most successful rescue operations in Israeli history”.

Netanyahu visited the forces participating in the hostage rescue operation in Rafah, at the southern end of the Gaza Strip, on Monday morning and congratulated them for their role in “one of the most successful rescue operations in the history”.

“This is one of the most successful rescue operations in the history of the State of Israel: you eliminated the kidnappers, the terroriststhey managed to return to Israel unharmed – a perfect operation,” the prime minister said.

Netanyahu, together with Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, visited the Yaman unit of the Israeli Border Police, which specializes in counter-terrorism operations, and which participated in the rescue operation together with Israeli army troops and Shin agents. Bet, of the Israeli intelligence services.

“A few days ago the operation was brought to me for approval and I approved it. After a few hours I thought about three things: the sanctity of the mission; in the risks compared to the possibilities, and the risks were there; and thirdly, I thought of you, the warriors,” the prime minister told them.

Netanyahu, who The operation is monitored by the Shin Bet war roomhe praised its “perfect execution” and the relief he felt when he heard the commander say it “The kidnapped people are in our hands.”

“You eliminated the kidnappers, the terrorists, you returned to Israel unscathed: perfect operation, perfect execution,” he stressed.

“A Promiscuous Agreement”

“You They proved that it is possible to do the incredible, and they have demonstrated the opposite, in these days when there is talk of an agreement (for the release of the hostages), a mixed agreement, but I have faith in the prime minister”, said Ben Gvir, representative of the colonialist far right within the governmentcontrary to any negotiations with Hamas.

Israeli forces rescued two hostages this morning in Rafah, at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. Fernando Simón Marman, 60 years old, and Norberto Louis Har, 70 years oldboth kidnapped in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7.

This is the second successful hostage rescue which Israel achieved after capturing soldier Ori Megidish alive at the end of October, when the ground operation in the Gaza Strip began.

In addition to the 3 hostages freed – two today -, 110 prisoners were released by Hamas105 of which as part of the only truce agreement reached in November.

With the capture of the two men in Rafah, 130 kidnapped hostages remain inside the Strip on October 7, which is estimated thirty would have died; in addition to the four prisoners that Hamas had held for years in the enclave, including two dead soldiers.