Israeli military rescues Oct. 7 hostage during ‘complex operation’

Aug 27, 2024

Karah Rucker Anchor

By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer)

The Israeli military announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27, it rescued one hostage abducted more than 10 months ago during the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it freed Kaid Farhan Al-Qadi, in what it described as a “complex operation” in southern Gaza. The IDF did not provide further details on the operation, citing safety concerns for other hostages and national security.

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Israeli authorities said Al-Qadi, a father of 11 who Hamas abducted from his security job at an Israeli factory, remained in stable condition and was being medically evaluated. They also said his family had been notified.

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The Hostages Family Forum, an advocacy group for hostages still in captivity, called the rescue “nothing short of miraculous.” However, it offered a stark reminder.

“Military operations alone cannot free the remaining 108 hostages, who have suffered 326 days of abuse and terror,” the group said.

The group also pushed for the “international community to maintain pressure on Hamas” to accept a cease-fire deal to “release all hostages.”

Hamas fighters took more than 200 people captive during the group’s attack in Israel that left 1,200 Israelis dead last year.

This is the first rescue of an Israeli hostage since Israeli forces saved four captives on Saturday, June 8, in central Gaza during an intense Israeli military operation that left 274 people dead. The dead included 64 children, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry.

The ministry reported that more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 92,000 have been injured since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas.

Tags: Gaza, Hamas, hostage, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Military Defense, Palestine, Tel Aviv, Terrorism, Terrorist Attack

[KARAH RUCKER]

THE ISRAELI MILITARY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY IT RESCUED ONE HOSTAGE ABDUCTED TEN AND A HALF MONTHS AGO DURING THE OCTOBER 7TH TERRORIST ATTACK.

THE I-D-F SAYS IT FREED KAID FARHAN AL-QADI– IN WHAT IT WOULD ONLY DESCRIBE AS A “COMPLEX OPERATION” IN SOUTHERN GAZA.

OFFICIALS DID NOT PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS– CITING SAFETY CONCERNS FOR OTHER HOSTAGES AND NATIONAL SECURITY.

AUTHORITIES SAY AL-QADI, A FATHER OF 11 WHO WAS ABDUCTED FROM HIS SECURITY JOB A AN ISRAELI FACTORY, IS IN STABLE CONDITION AND BEING MEDICALLY EVALUATED.

THE HOSTAGE’S FAMILY FORUM CELEBRATED HIS RETURN, CALLING IT “NOTHING SHORT OF MIRACULOUS,” BUT OFFERED A STARK REMINDER, SAYING:

“MILITARY OPERATIONS ALONE CANNOT FREE THE REMAINING 108 HOSTAGES, WHO HAVE SUFFERED 326 DAYS OF ABUSE AND TERROR.”

THE GROUP ALSO PUSHED FOR THE “INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON HAMAS” TO ACCEPT A CEASEFIRE DEAL TO “RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES.”

MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN CAPTIVE DURING HAMAS’ RAMPAGE THROUGH ISRAEL– LEAVING 12-HUNDRED ISRAELIS DEAD.

THIS IS THE FIRST RESCUE OF AN ISRAELI HOSTAGE SINCE ISRAELI FORCES SAVED FOUR HOSTAGES ON JUNE 8TH IN CENTRAL GAZA DURING AN INTENSE ISRAELI OPERATION.

THE EFFORT KILLED 274 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 64 CHILDREN, ACCORDING TO THE HAMAS-CONTROLLED GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY.

HAMAS AUTHORITIES SAY MORE THAN 40-THOUSAND PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MORE THAN 92-THOUSAND HAVE BEEN INJURED SINCE THE START OF THE WAR.

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