Israel: Mother of rescued hostage Noa Argamani dies

Liora Argamani succumbs to brain cancer three weeks after her daughter was freed from captivity in Gaza.

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Liora Argamani, who was born in China, had suffered from brain cancer. She was 61.

Liora released a video in December, pleading with Hamas to release her daughter, saying: "I don’t know how long I have left. I wish for the chance to see my Noa at home."

Noa was rescued on 8 June, when Israeli commandos raided an apartment where she was being held in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Three other hostages were rescued from a nearby apartment at the same time.

An image of Noa being dragged away in terror on the back of a motorcycle by Hamas gunmen became one of the most widely recognised pictures of Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.

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