Israeli hostage Noa Argamani embraces father Yakov after rescue from Hamas in emotional video

Noa Argamani, who came to symbolize Hamas’ savage attack on the Jewish state after video of her abduction went viral, received a tearful embrace from her father following her rescue Saturday by Israeli forces in Gaza. Argamani, a Chinese-born Israeli citizen, was seen in disturbing footage screaming as she was kidnapped and dragged off by Hamas terrorists to Gaza during their cowardly Oct. 7 rampage on the Jewish state. She was rescued Saturday from the home of a well-off Gaza family, whom she had to convince to let her bathe and seldom saw daylight, the former captive told her family, per Channel 12. She also learned some Arabic from the family, and the father reportedly told her that she “was blessed by God” to be in their hands. Following Argamani’s harrowing eight months in Hamas’ clutches, the 26-year-old hugged and kissed her father, Yakov, when the pair reunited, footage shared on social media showed. Read more at
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