| The beginning of the light operation מבצע ראשית האור | |||||||
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| Part of the Israel–Hamas war | |||||||
 Private Magidish with her family after her return | |||||||
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The rescue of Ori Megidish was an Israel Defense Forces military operation (Hebrew: מבצע ראשית האור, Mivtza Reshit ha'Or, lit. Operation Beginning of the Light) on 30 October 2023 during the Israel–Hamas war in Gaza that led to the rescue of Israeli soldier Uri Magidish from Hamas imprisonment in Gaza to Israel. Megidish was rescued in a joint operation between the IDF and the Israeli Shin Bet, based on specific intelligence of her whereabouts. Two Hamas militants were killed during the operation. [1][2]
Megidish's rescue was the first successful rescue operation by Israel in about two decades, and the first of the Israel-Hamas war.
- ^ Magramo, Akanksha Sharma, Kathleen (31 October 2023). "Israeli forces rescue soldier held by Hamas in special operation, IDF says". CNN. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ori Megidish: Israeli soldier hostage in Gaza rescued". 30 October 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.