Extracts: Hamas says 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli operation that freed four hostages and hundreds were wounded [Deutsche Welle disclaimer: not independently verified]
They [the Four hostages] were found in two different locations at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza strip, eight months after being taken captive.
In a statement, the IDF claimed freed hostages Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv were held by Al Jazeera journalist Abdallah Aljamal and his family members at their home in the central Gaza strip