Israel-Gaza war live updates: At least 210 Palestinians killed during Israeli raid to rescue 4 hostages

The rescued hostages — Noa Argamani, 26; Almog Meir Jan, 22; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 41 — “are in good medical condition” and were transferred to a hospital for examinations, the Israel Defense Forces said. They were taken hostage from the Nova music festival during the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas instructed his U.N. representative to request an emergency meeting of the Security Council over the deadly raid on Nuseirat, the Palestinian U.N. mission said on X, adding that Abbas has been in contact with Arab and international stakeholders.

The United States provided intelligence that aided in Saturday’s hostage rescue, according to several people familiar with the matter, The Washington Post reported. One person said the U.S. material included overhead imagery.

At least ​​36,801 people have been killed and 83,680 injured in Gaza since the war started, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says the majority of the dead are women and children.

Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, including more than 300 soldiers. Its military says 294 soldiers have been killed since the launch of its military operations in Gaza.