The principle Israeli tv stations have switched to dwell protection of the hostage rescue, breaking the customary quiet and prerecorded programming typical of the Sabbath.
Some broadcast pictures of Andrey Kozlov and Almog Meir Jan disembarking from a military helicopter and walking unaided, surrounded by safety forces. A smiling Mr. Meir Jan gave a thumbs up.
N12, a number one non-public information web site, and others aired video of Noa Argamani receiving a phone call from Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog.
“I’m so pleased to be right here,” Ms. Argamani informed Mr. Herzog, including, “Thanks for this second.”
Earlier video footage additionally confirmed Ms. Argamani being reunited along with her father, Yaakov Argamani, as she sat inside a helicopter.
TV stations confirmed Shlomi Ziv, tearful and emotional, speaking in a video call together with his spouse, Miran, as she rode in a automobile on her approach to meet him on the hospital.
Spontaneous celebrations broke out throughout Israel, and Israeli tv broadcast pictures of the gatherings. In Tel Aviv, a lifeguard at a seashore announced the news of the rescue to a cheering crowd of sunbathers from the lifeguard tower, based on social media posts. A gaggle gathered exterior the hospital close to Tel Aviv the place the hostages had been taken, singing and dancing with Israeli flags. And a crowd of Israelis were shown celebrating the rescue in a square in Athens.
