People walk past images of hostages kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

i24 News – The four Israeli hostages freed from captivity in Gaza in an audacious IDF operation were held in “private” homes in Gaza, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Saturday.

'This operation in the heart of Nuseirat is an area where IDF forces have not yet operated extensively… The hostages were held in 2 separate homes in the heart of Nuseirat,'

Our @ariel_oseran brings the latest details on the 'Hollywood-scale' hostage rescue operation pic.twitter.com/FE4ZIvxCIp

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Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan and Andrey Kozlov were held in different rooms of the same home in Nuseirat, while Noa Argamani was held separately from them.

It is the rescue of the three men that posed particular operational difficulties to the special units of the IDF and border police who carried it out; it is there that Arnon Zmoura was killed, the spokesperson confirmed.

IDF spokesperson addresses the public following the successful operation that led to the rescue of 4 hostages pic.twitter.com/Ztt9O74yDd

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