Four Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during the October the seventh attacks have now been reunited with their families after a military operation deep inside Gaza to free them. Israeli Special Forces raided two locations in Nazareth, in central Gaza, in broad daylight, with a spokesman saying they came under heavy fire. One Israeli soldier died. But Hamas says more than 200 Palestinians were killed in the operation, although that figure is disputed. Hugo Peshsha, has more from Tel Aviv.

A dramatic rescue, and she's free again. 25-year-old Noah Al-Gamani, captured by Hamas on the seventh of October and taken to Gaza, is finally back in Israel. She became one of the most well-known faces of this crisis. Her kidnapping, recorded in this video. Today, her ordeal came to an end. This is her, reunited with her dad.

. Please don't forget that there are another 120 hostages in captivity. We must release them and make every effort in any way to bring them to Israel and their families. By the way, it's my birthday. Look what a gift I got.

Also freed, Andre Kozlov, who's 27, Shilomi Zeef, 40, and Amog Meir Jan, 21. Eight months ago, They were in the Nova Music Festival in Southern Israel when Hamas gunmen attacked. More than 360 people were killed here. This morning, the Israeli military carried out a raid of the Nusairat Refugee Camp in central Gaza. There were heavy airstrikes. Special forces went in. The military said this was a complex operation and based on intelligence information. The four hostages, it said, were found at two separate locations in the heart of the camp when they were brought out under fire.

Israeli forces have been preparing for this rescue mission for weeks. They are underwent intensive training. They risked their lives to save the lives of our hostages.

If there was relief in Israel, the operation meant yet more suffering in Gaza. At the Al-Aqsa Hospital in nearby Ter al-Palash, chaos and desperation. Doctors struggled to treat all the wounded. Many arrived already dead.

We were at home. A rocket hit us. My two cousins died. My other two cousins were seriously injured. They did nothing. They were sitting at home.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, visited the freed hostages in a hospital near Tel Aviv. He's been urge to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. Today's rescue could help lift some of the pressure.

Indeed, Hugo, one wonders what all this could mean for ceasefire talks.

Well, Clive, this is the key question after this rescue. Just hours ago here in Tel Aviv, thousands of people joined a protest demanding a deal with Hamas for the remaining hostages to be freed. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is under pressure to accept a proposal that was laid out by President Biden that includes not only the release hostages, but also paves the way for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which is a contentious point here in Israel. This rescue operation has been seen as a success by the Israeli authorities and could change the calculations of the Prime Minister. But many will say that what happened today is proof that it is urgent to reach a ceasefire. Two hospitals say at least 70 people were killed during this operation, and the head of the Palestinian Authority described it as a bloody massacre.

Hugo, thank you. Hugo Bershega there live in Tel Aviv.