The "Israeli" War Cabinet member and Minister, Benny Gantz, hailed the rescue operation carried out by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in which it retrieved two captives held by Hamas in Rafah, Gaza, and also mourned the deaths of two “Israeli” soldiers killed in a separate operation.

“We will never give them up. A big boost to the IDF, the Shin Bet and the IDF forces for precise and courageous execution,” Gantz wrote in is “X” account.

“We will not stop working to return all 134 abductees home,” he added, “We remember, and we continue.”

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The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) claimed earlier Monday that it has safely rescued two captives held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The two captives are Fernando Simon Marmam. 60 years old, and Norberto Louis Har, 70, and were rescued in a joint operation by the IOF, Shin Bet, and the “Israeli” police in Rafah - per official statements.