Mother of rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani dies

The parent of rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani has died, 3 weeks aft her girl was freed successful a melodramatic raid aft being held for 8 months by Hamas successful Gaza.

Liora Argamani, who was calved successful China, had suffered from encephalon cancer. She was 61.

Liora released a video successful December, pleading with Hamas to merchandise her daughter, saying: "I don’t cognize however agelong I person left. I privation for the accidental to spot my Noa astatine home."

Noa was rescued connected 8 June, when Israeli commandos raided an flat wherever she was being held successful Nuseirat exile campy successful cardinal Gaza. Three different hostages were rescued from a adjacent flat astatine the aforesaid time.

An representation of Noa being dragged distant successful panic connected the backmost of a motorcycle by Hamas gunmen became 1 of the astir wide recognised pictures of Hamas's onslaught connected Israel connected 7 October 2023.

Some 251 radical - Israelis and overseas nationals - were taken hostage erstwhile Hamas burst done the borderline successful the unprecedented onslaught successful which astir 1,200 radical were killed.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum - a corporate of relatives and friends of radical taken hostage connected 7 October - said it "bows its head" astatine the quality of Liora's passing.

On Saturday night, a video connection from Noa successful which she spoke publically for the archetypal clip since her rescue was played astatine a protestation successful Tel Aviv calling for the merchandise of the remaining hostages.

"As an lone kid to my parents, and a parent suffering from a terminal illness, my biggest interest successful captivity was for my parents," she said.

"It’s a large privilege to beryllium present aft 246 days successful Hamas captivity, to beryllium beside my parent aft 8 months of uncertainty."

Hamas and allied equipped groups are inactive believed to beryllium holding 120 hostages, including Noa's fellow Avinatan Or, who was taken alongside her. At slightest 42 of the hostages are presumed by Israeli authorities to beryllium dead.

The others person been released, rescued oregon their bodies recovered.