Which word you use matters

Incredibly gratifying that 4 more people taken hostage on October 7, 2023 have been rescued by the IDF. At the same time, it is equally sad that innocent people have died in the rescue operation, but the blame for their deaths lies entirely with Hamas.

Unfortunately, CNN wrote that the hostages were released instead rescued in their reporting on the rescue operation. A trained journalist knows that words have meaning and although it is grammatically correct to use the word released, it would have been more correct to write rescued. Otherwise, it could be interpreted as if Hamas released 4 hostages voluntarily, which is not consistent with reality.