{"id":7450,"date":"2026-02-28T13:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7450"},"modified":"2026-02-28T13:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:13:16","slug":"june-8-2024-israel-gaza-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7450","title":{"rendered":"June 8, 2024 &#8211; Israel-Gaza news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-711ef0b16d0ae5f1751bafbaeb2d311f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An Israeli military spokesperson said Hamas made it impossible for Israeli forces to reach hostages without entering civilian areas since the group was embedded there.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-7e028132a97f9a5d9250bc32dec664bf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Speaking on Saturday after the rescue operation in which four Israeli hostages were freed, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the hostages had been locked in rooms of apartments in multistory buildings.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-c8c9058cef71f61774206a31c3053a82@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hagari said they had been kept in two separate apartments, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/middleeast\/live-news\/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-06-08-24\/h_6f634de64132bde9d9426aebd58588d0\" target=\"_blank\">Noa Argamani<\/a> held in a different building around 200 meters (about 66 feet) away from the three male hostages.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-7d8e60c73203411d75e1a7098496713b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Israel Defense Forces opted for a daytime operation because of the element of surprise it would give them, he said. Israeli forces had prepared for Saturday\u2019s hostage rescue operation by building models of the apartments, the spokesperson added.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-fbe119b76925d084bee8f6f57fbe2e6e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong>Civilian deaths in Gaza:<\/strong> Hagari estimated the number of casualties from the operation in central Gaza was \u201cunder 100,\u201d\u00a0and he had no information on how many of the victims were civilians. Hagari said the IDF had come under intense fire, especially after withdrawing from the apartments. The spokesperson did not provide evidence for his claims.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-9222c36fed00f48e1aae7ef1b10d0b37@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At least 210 people were killed and more than 400 injured during the Israeli military operation in central\u00a0Gaza, the Government Media Office in Gaza said Saturday. It did not specify how many were civilians and how many were combatants.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-87812a0ed6d31bb48228c57fed2acb71@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN cannot verify death tolls due to lack of international media access to the strip.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-87e3a41947415b4d200c352f930ee100@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong>Details on raid: <\/strong>The first phase of Saturday\u2019s operation saw the IDF target militant infrastructure in pre-planned strikes, Hagari said. The IDF had obtained intelligence on the location of the hostages through different avenues, according to Hagari. Hostages being held in Gaza are frequently moved to different locations.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-5c185ccec4e26ce9934fe6255244794d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hagari also told journalists that similar raids had been called off at the last minute \u201cmore than three or four times\u201d due to unfavorable conditions for Israeli special forces. Most of the other hostages still held in Gaza are not being held in conditions that would allow for similar operations, he said.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/middleeast\/live-news\/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-06-08-24\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Israeli military spokesperson said Hamas made it impossible for Israeli forces to reach hostages without entering civilian areas since the group was embedded there. 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