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How Israel's daring hostage rescue mission unfolded: 'A surgical operation'

The mission was planned for weeks, and the IDF says it used the element of surprise to shock Hamas


New details about Israel’s bold rescue of four hostages are coming to light with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) describing the daytime operation as a "high-risk, complex mission" that was "surgical" in its precision.

The mission was planned for weeks using "precise intelligence" and took place at around 11 a.m. local time in the heart of Nuseirat in central Gaza, according to Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari of the IDF. ---More...

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