Father of Israeli hostage died on eve of son's Gaza rescue

Rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan being greeted by his close relatives at the Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Centre.

The father of an Israeli hostage held in war-torn Gaza for eight months died just one day before his son was rescued in a special forces raid, relatives said Sunday.Ever since Hamas's October 7 attack, Yossi Jan had desperately waited for news on his son Almog Meir Jan, 22, who was among those abducted from...