Timeline of the Israeli raid in Gaza that rescued two hostages and killed dozens of Palestinians

Source: Associated Press

Timeline of the Israeli raid in Gaza that rescued two hostages and killed dozens of Palestinians

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 11:08 AM EST, February 12, 2024

The Israeli raid in the southern Gaza Strip lasted less than 90 minutes.

When it was over, two hostages had been safely rescued from a second-floor apartment guarded by Hamas gunmen, and local officials said 67 Palestinians were killed.

A wave of heavy airstrikes launched to cover the rescuers echoed across the border town of Rafah, where over half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million has sought shelter from fighting elsewhere.

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1:49 a.m. — Israeli special forces storm a second-floor apartment in Rafah where the hostages are being held. The military says the soldiers used their own bodies to shield the two hostages as a gunbattle erupted with the captors.

1:50 a.m. — Immediately after the start of the operation, Israeli warplanes and attack helicopters unleash a series of airstrikes to provide cover. The strikes flatten several residential blocks in a built-up refugee camp dating back to the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation.

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