Two Israeli hostages freed in Rafah, says IDF, as Palestinians report 67 deaths
by Emine Sinmaz in Jerusalem and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6JJ6A)
Israeli army says hostages, named as Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70, freed during raid in Rafah
The Israeli military has said it has freed two hostages and conducted a wave of attacks" on the southern city of Rafah in an operation that health officials in Gaza said killed at least 67 Palestinians.
The raid was celebrated in Israel, which has been seeking the release of more than 100 captives held by Hamas and other militant groups. But the operation also brought down heavy airstrikes on Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
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