Israeli Forces Rescue Hostage In Gaza
Israeli special forces rescued a hostage from a tunnel in Gaza Tuesday. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was abducted by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attacks and spent more than ten months in captivity, The Times of Israel reported …
Israeli special forces rescued a hostage from a tunnel in Gaza Tuesday.
Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was abducted by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attacks and spent more than ten months in captivity, The Times of Israel reported. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari described the tunnel rescue operation as “brave and complex,” though officials were unable to release further details of the raid.
“Today, the IDF and ISA rescued the hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi, aged 52, from Rahat, who was abducted by the Hamas terrorist organization into Gaza on October 7,” the IDF wrote in a statement on social media. “He is in a stable medical condition and is being transferred for medical checks at a hospital. His family has been updated with the details, and the IDF is accompanying them. Israeli security forces will continue to operate with all means to bring home the hostages.”
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The raid was the fourth successful rescue operation led by Israeli forces since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, when Hamas killed more than 1,200 people and