Israeli Army says hostage rescued from Gaza
The Hindu
Israeli military rescues hostage in Gaza after complex operation amid ongoing Israel-Hamas war, calls for ceasefire and negotiations.
The Israeli military said it rescued an Israeli hostage in Gaza on Tuesday (August 27, 2024) after a “complex operation”, as the Israel-Hamas war, now in its 11th month, showed no signs of abating.
Kaid Alkadi, a 52-year-old Israeli Bedouin, was abducted by Palestinian militants during the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the military said in a statement.
“Kaid Alkadi was rescued... in a complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip,” the military said.
“He is in a stable medical condition and is being transferred for medical checks to a hospital.”
Mr. Alkadi is a resident of Rahat, a mainly Arab town, and on October 7 he had been working as a guard at a warehouse in southern Israel when he was seized by militants.
“We are committed to seizing every opportunity to bring the hostages back to their homes,” Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said in a statement on X.
Israeli campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said the rescue of Mr. Alkadi was “miraculous”.
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