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Jerusalem: Israeli troops have rescued an Israeli hostage in “a complex rescue operation” in the southern Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday (Aug 27), more than 10 months after he was kidnapped by Hamas-led gunmen on Oct. 7.
Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, a member of Israel’s southern Bedouin community, was taken to hospital and is in normal condition, the report said.
This action Four Israeli hostages rescued in JuneCurrently, the two sides are continuing negotiations, trying to reach an agreement on stopping the fighting in Gaza and releasing more than 100 hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
“We are doing everything we can to rescue the hostages,” Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, said in a statement.
Israeli television showed footage of a military helicopter landing at a hospital with medical staff on standby.
Al-Qadi was taken hostage at Kibbutz Magan, one of a string of communities around the Gaza Strip that were attacked on October 7 by Hamas-led militants.
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