00:00 The Israeli military has rescued two hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip.
00:06 This is a small but symbolically significant accomplishment for the army.
00:11 The plight of the hostages has captured the Israeli public's attention through more
00:15 than four months of war, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is touting this rescue
00:19 as an important breakthrough.
00:21 But there are some things to keep in mind.
00:24 The two men who were rescued are just the second and third hostages to be brought home
00:29 safely by the military.
00:31 There are still over a hundred others who remain in Hamas captivity in Gaza.
00:37 In addition, the raid had a heavy death toll on the Palestinian side.
00:42 Palestinians are reporting at least 67 killed, and those numbers are expected to rise.
00:47 Now, this operation took place in Rafah.
00:50 This is the border town along the Egyptian border where over 1.4 million Gazans are now
00:57 huddled.
00:58 That's over half of Gaza's population who have fled other areas of fighting.
01:02 Now, Israel says it wants to invade Rafah.
01:06 It wants to send in ground troops because it says this is the last remaining Hamas stronghold
01:11 in Gaza.
01:12 Well, the heavy death toll that we saw in this operation last night could be a glimpse
01:17 of what lies ahead if Israel follows through on that promise.
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