Advertisement

       SKIP ADVERTISEMENT

       Newsletter

       Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition

       Tuesday Briefing: Israel Strikes Gaza to Rescue Hostages

       Also, Donald Trump’s high-stakes week and China’s stadium diplomacy.

       Share full article

       Read in app

       By Amelia Nierenberg

       Feb. 12, 2024, 3:57 p.m. ET

       You’re reading the Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition newsletter. Get what you need to know to start your day. Get it sent to your inbox.

       Image

       A child yesterday looked at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike on the Rafah refugee camp, in Gaza. Credit...Haitham Imad/EPA, via Shutterstock

       Strikes and rescues in Rafah The Israeli military said it had launched a wave of attacks to divert attention and provide cover for a raid by special operations forces that successfully rescued two hostages in Rafah, in Southern Gaza. Gaza’s health ministry said dozens of Palestinians were killed in the crowded city, where more than a million displaced people have sought shelter.

       Here’s the latest.

       The two men who were rescued — Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70 — are dual citizens of Israel and Argentina. They were in good condition and were undergoing tests at a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israeli authorities said. It was only the second known rescue of captives in Gaza since the war began.

       Palestinians described a “night full of horror” as Israel bombed the city. The director of a hospital there said that it had received 100 injured people overnight, along with the bodies of 52 who were killed. The Gazan health ministry said that at least 67 people had been killed overall, a number that could not be independently verified.

       The rescue came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled that Israeli ground forces would soon enter Rafah, despite criticism and concern from the U.S. and other allies. The prospect of street battles inside the city, which is bracketed by a closed Egyptian border, has created worldwide alarm over the risks to civilians.

       Advertisement

       SKIP ADVERTISEMENT

       An orphan’s story: Dareen al-Bayaa, 11, lost dozens of her family members in a single airstrike in Gaza. In a video, she speaks with The Times about her grief and her recovery.

       Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like.

       Amelia Nierenberg writes the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing for The Times. More about Amelia Nierenberg

       Share full article

       Read in app

       Advertisement

       SKIP ADVERTISEMENT