The Israel Defense Forces released previously unseen body camera footage on Friday, marking two years since a hostage rescue operation in Gaza.
On Feb. 12, 2024, commandos from the Israeli Navy’s Shayetet 13 (“Flotilla 13") and the General Staff’s Mobility Unit 5515 rescued hostages Luis Har and Fernando Marman from Hamas captivity in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, after 129 days, the IDF said. The operation was conducted jointly with the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet).
שנתיים למבצע יד הזהב - תיעוד חדש מפעילות צה״ל במבצע
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) February 13, 2026
ב-12 בפברואר 2024 במבצע מיוחד של צה״ל ושב״כ, שייטת 13 ויחידת הניוד 5515 חילצו את פדויי השבי לואיס הר ופרננדו מרמן מהשבי ברצועת עזה לאחר 129 ימים בשבי.
כעת ניתן לחשוף תיעוד מיוחד ממצלמת הגוף של לוחמי צה״ל מרגעי הנסיעה לכיוון… pic.twitter.com/tXC81iLRIT
The newly released footage shows the evacuation drive through Gaza following the rescue, according to the IDF statement posted on social media.
Har was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak along with his girlfriend and other family members during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel.
The rescue operation was code-named “Golden Hand.”
Har described the moments of his rescue in video testimony posted to X by the Israeli embassy in the United States, saying that “someone pushed my head down, and said, ‘Luis, IDF. We’re coming to take you home.’'
It’s been two years since Luis Har was heroically rescued by the IDF after 128 days in Hamas captivity.
— Embassy of Israel to the USA (@IsraelinUSA) February 13, 2026
He was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak alongside his girlfriend and other family members - ripped away in an instant and held for months.
Luis’s story is one of… pic.twitter.com/pEMtLX0Oty
