RESCUED!!! Uri Magedish, אורי מגידיש on lookout duty in Nachal Oz on Oct 7, 2023, who was kidnapped on Oct 7, 2023 was rescued today by IDF special forces working with the Shin Bet security services and the Mossad.
Firefight during the rescue that was planned several days in advance. Apparently, the information might have been provided by captured terrorists but no firm information has been released on how the rescue was carried out.
The number of hostages now stands at 238. According to reports, expanding the advance into Gaza is putting pressure on Hamas.
Rewards have been offered for any information leading to the location of hostages. One Israeli millionaire has offered one million shekels (@$240,000) for the release of each hostage.
Other rewards for information leading to the location of hostages, who reportedly are scattered around Gaza, held by various groups, some in private homes. On Monday night, Oct 30, 2023, Channel 12TV news reported that Mossad head Barnea had met last week in Qatar to negotiate the release of hostages. The talks broke down when Hamas demanded two to three weeks of ceasefire to count the number of hostages. A request that obviously was meant to keep the IDF from pushing forward into Gaza and applying more pressure on Hamas. All this without offering to release hostages.