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Report: Former hostage Noa Argamani held captive in Al-Jazeera cameraman's house

Argamani, who was released in a heroic hostage rescue operation along with three other captives on Saturday, was reportedly held by Abdallah Aljamal, a cameraman, editor, and reporter for the Qatari channel, which insists "we do not know him." He was apparently killed along with several family members attempting to prevent Noa's rescue.

by  Adi Nirman
Published on  06-09-2024 00:01
Last modified: 06-10-2024 08:08
Report: Former hostage Noa Argamani held captive in Al-Jazeera cameraman's houseIDF Spokesperson's Unit

Former Israeli hostage Noa Argamani, reunited with her father. | Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit

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According to a report by the Arab media, former Israeli hostage Noa Argamni, who was rescued in a daring raid by the National Counter-Terrorism Unit on Saturday, was apparently held captive for 8 months in an Al-Jazeera cameraman's house. "26-Year-Old Noa Argamani was being held Captive in the Home of Abdallah Aljamal, a Photojournalist and Writer/Editor for both Al-Jazeera and the Palestinian Chronicle, " Open Source Intelligence Monitor said in a recent post on the social media platform X. 

One of the Israeli Hostages that was Rescued yesterday during the Joint-Operation in Central Gaza, 26-Year-Old Noa Argamani was being held Captive in the Home of Abdallah Aljamal, a Photojournalist and Writer/Editor for both Al-Jazeera and the Palestinian Chronicle. During the… pic.twitter.com/1755PL8X9X

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 9, 2024

Amid escalating tensions with Qatar over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted unanimously to close Qatari television network Al-Jazeera's operations in Israel, after Israel's parliament recently passed a law allowing the temporary closure of foreign broadcasters considered a threat to national security during the ongoing war against Hamas.

Qatar, which funds Hamas, has been accused by Israel of inflaming the conflict through Al-Jazeera's coverage, which Israel views as being sympathetic to Hamas. Al-Jazeera has denied any bias and vowed to maintain its reporting from the region.

Al-Jazeera issued the following statement in response to the allegations: "This man is not from Al-Jazeera, nor did he work for Al-Jazeera at all, nor is he listed as working for Al-Jazeera either now or in the past, and we do not know him, and all the rumors spread are empty of content and not true at all."

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