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== The operation ==
[[File:YAMAM-Operation-Golden-Hand-2024-02-12.webm|thumb|300px|Documentation of the operation from a [[GoPro|helmet camera]] of a [[Yamam|YAMAM]] fighter, [[Israeli Police]]]]
[[Yamam|YAMAM]] (Israel's National Counter-Terror Unit), [[Shin Bet]] (Israeli Security Agency), and [[Shayetet 13]] (IDF Naval Commando) worked on the operation for an extended period, but until February 12, the conditions in the field did not allow for the execution of the operation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=המודיעין, חילופי האש והחיבוק: מבצע החילוץ ההירואי ברפיח |url=https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/defense/702072/}}</ref> The operational headquarters that managed the operation included the head of Shin Bet, the Chief of Staff, the Police Commissioner, the commander of Yamam, the head of Military Intelligence, the head of the Operations Directorate, and the commander of the Air Force. Later, the Defense Minister and the Prime Minister joined.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=N12 - כל הפרטים הידועים על מבצע חילוץ החטופים |url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2024_q1/Article-3a612cd6f5b9d81027.htm |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=N12}}</ref>
An IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari stated the operation occurred at around 1:49am with [[12 February 2024 Rafah strikes|early morning coordinated airstrikes]] from the [[Israeli Air Force|Air Force]] occurring about a minute after the operation began, when the militants were sleeping.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last1=Regan |first1=Helen |last2=Salman |first2=Abeer |date=2024-02-12 |title=Israeli airstrikes kill more than 100 in Rafah as international alarm mounts over anticipated ground offensive |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/12/middleeast/israel-airstrikes-rafah-ground-offensive-looms-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=הכוח חצה 3 גדודי חמאס, החטופים ירדו בסנפלינג: פרטים חדשים על חילוץ החטופים ברפיח |url=https://www.maariv.co.il/news/military/Article-1075729 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.maariv.co.il}}</ref> Yamam forces gained access to the second floor of the building in central [[Rafah]], where the abductees were held, by [[abseiling]] from the roof of a nearby building. The building was reportedly surrounded by armed militants, both outside the building and near the hostages.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} They breached the locked door using an explosive charge, eliminated three militants guarding the hostages, and rescued the hostages within three seconds from entering the building.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
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Evacuation of the soldiers and hostages by a helicopter that transferred the hostages to Israel, by [[Shayetet 13]] fighters, unit 5515 and the [[7th Armored Brigade (Israel)|7th Armored Brigade]].<ref name=":2" /> The two hostages were taken for medical examinations at the [[Sheba Medical Center]], where it was reported that their overall condition was stable, but that they were weak and suffered from considerable weight loss.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=היו יחד בבית: פרטים חדשים על השבי של פרננדו מרמן ולואיס הר מרפיח |url=https://www.maariv.co.il/news/military/Article-1075846 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.maariv.co.il}}</ref>
==Aftermath ==
The operation was widely reviewed in the [[Israeli media]] that praised the [[security forces]] for the successful operation. It also gained considerable coverage by media around the world.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ynet |date=2024-02-12 |title=מבצע החילוץ בראש הכותרות בעולם – אבל גם "עשרות ההרוגים" ברפיח |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/skwwobvot |access-date=2024-02-16 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How many Israeli captives have been released or rescued? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/14/how-many-israeli-captives-have-been-released-or-rescued |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sinmaz |first=Emine |date=2024-02-12 |title=Israel says two hostages freed in raid Gaza officials say killed 67 Palestinians |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/12/israeli-hostages-freed-rafah-idf-gaza-report-dozens-palestinians-killed-strikes |access-date=2024-02-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ives |first=Mike |last2=Bigg |first2=Matthew Mpoke |date=2024-02-12 |title=What to Know About the 2 Hostages Israel Rescued From Rafah |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages-rescued.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-12 |title=Israel rescues two hostages in Rafah, as health officials say 67 people killed by air strikes |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-12/two-more-hostages-released-in-rafah/103456758 |access-date=2024-02-16 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-12 |title=Gaza war: What we know about Israel's Rafah hostage rescue raid |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68276452 |access-date=2024-02-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Defense Minister Ben Gabir and Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai met with the soldiers who participated in the mission and congratulated them on the successful mission.<ref name=":2" />
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