This female hostage was rescued by the Israeli army
To be honest, this is quite heavy news, mixed with joy and pain.
For Israel, this is undoubtedly another miracle. In a complex raid on June 8, the Israeli army successfully rescued four hostages from Gaza.
The four hostages, three men and one woman, have been detained in Gaza by Hamas since October 7 last year. They are:
Among them, the one we Chinese are most familiar with should be Noah.
One is a video of her being put on a motorcycle of Hamas militants on October 7, the day Hamas attacked Israel, and calling for help, "Don't kill me." This video was widely circulated on the Internet.
The second is that she is of Chinese descent. Her mother is a Chinese who has been naturalized in Israel. In order to save her daughter, she called on the state for help many times. At one point, she blurted out: "Just because I am an Israeli, you Chinese can't help us, so can't you help us?"
As a mother, it is understandable that she wants to save her daughter; but these words caused some controversy at the time.
Looking at the videos and pictures, Noah is in good spirits, hugging his father warmly, drinking Coke together, and accepting celebrations from relatives and friends.
The rescue of the four Noahs was a result of a daring raid by the Israeli army, accurate intelligence work, and a swift attack by the special forces, who rescued the hostages, immediately sent them to helicopters on the beach, and finally quickly retreated.
This also shows the combat effectiveness of the Israeli army. No matter what we think of the Israeli army, in today's Middle East and even the world, the combat effectiveness of the Israeli army, which has been in a state of war, is indeed extraordinary, and its level of street fighting is even higher than that of the US military.
Israeli Defense Minister Galante declared that this was a highly challenging operation. "Our troops showed such great courage when they came under heavy fire in the most complex urban environment in Gaza."
This is even more the achievement of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Extremely excited, he said in the war room after the rescue, "Israel will not surrender to terrorism," "We will not give up until we complete our mission and return all our hostages, living and dead."
Israel will not give up until it achieves its goal. All the hostages must be rescued and their bodies must be seen alive and dead.
One of the costs was the death of an Israeli special forces soldier.
The second price was that at least 200 Palestinians were killed.
Unfortunately, most of them are innocent civilians.
Because the rescue operation took place in a residential area in central Gaza, the Israeli army carried out indiscriminate bombing beforehand.
Reuters quoted a medical worker in Gaza as saying: "It was like a horror movie, but this was a real massacre. Israeli drones and fighter jets arbitrarily attacked homes and people trying to flee the area all night long."
In the end, “In order to save four people, Israel killed dozens of innocent civilians.”
This was still the data at that time. Now, the number of dead has increased to hundreds, many of them women and children.
First, I have to sigh at the powerful combat effectiveness of the Israeli army.
As I said before, in such a complex combat environment, successfully rescuing the hostages is indeed a difficult challenge. The Israeli army performed a miracle, although one special forces soldier was killed.
Israeli lives matter, Palestinian lives do not.
Al Jazeera criticized: "Israel wants to create a success story, but it has cost the Palestinians a terrible price."
Second, we must be alert that war cannot solve all problems.
According to official Israeli statistics, Hamas's attack on October 7 last year kidnapped 251 hostages, 41 of whom have died, and 116 others are in custody.
Reuters quoted a senior Hamas official as saying: After nine months of fighting, the Israeli army rescued four prisoners through military operations. This shows a failure, not an achievement!
Not to mention how many civilians will die during the rescue.
War cannot solve all problems, otherwise they would have been solved long ago. In the end, negotiations must be carried out and both parties must compromise.
This tests Hamas, Israel, and even the United States.
Third, we have to be pessimistic, as a large number of civilians will die.
According to statistics from both sides, Hamas's offensive has resulted in the deaths of more than 1,100 Israelis; the Israeli offensive in Gaza has resulted in the deaths of more than 35,000 Palestinians.
Türk, the top UN human rights official, also said sadly: "Every 10 minutes, a child is killed or injured. They are protected by the laws of war..."
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres finally couldn't stand it anymore and included the Israel Defense Forces on the "global list of child offenders."
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu countered plausibly: "Today, the United Nations joined the ranks of supporting the murderers of Hamas and put itself on the historical blacklist. The Israel Defense Forces is the most moral army in the world; any delusions of the United Nations No decision will change that.”
The trigger for this conflict was Hamas's raid on Israel. Israel wanted to retaliate and rescue the hostages. This is somewhat understandable, but for a civilized army, revenge should always be limited.
Going on a killing spree in Gaza, and would rather kill 1,000 people by mistake than let one go. What kind of behavior is this?
I have said before that the bloody facts of Gaza and the Western double standards of saying one thing and doing another have been completely exposed to the world. The so-called moral image has collapsed. This is perhaps the most profound butterfly effect...
The four hostages were rescued. I was happy for them, and Hamas did not seem to abuse them. But more than 200 Palestinians fell in a pool of blood, which made people sad and angry. This is a real hell on earth!
