In an overnight mission, the Israeli military successfully rescued two Israeli-Argentinian hostages from Gaza over four months after they were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists during the group’s deadly invasion of Israel.

The operation took place in Rafah, where at least seven people were killed during the raid on a residential building.

The hostages, Fernando Simon Marman (60) and Louis Har (70), both Argentinian-Israeli dual citizens, were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak during Hamas’ attack on October 7, which triggered the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Marman and Har, who are brothers-in-law, were the second and third hostages rescued by Israel. Both men are reported to be in good medical condition, the New York Post reported.

The successful rescue was carried out based on precise intelligence, with the location of the hostages on the second floor of the building under surveillance for some time, as stated by Lt. Col. Richard Hecht during a briefing.

Written by B.C. Begley