An Israeli hostage has been rescued by Israel Defense Forces troops from a tunnel in southern Gaza in what the army described as a “complex” operation.
Qaid Farhan al-Qadi, from the Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert, was abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Magen, where he worked as a guard at a packing factory, during the Oct 7 attacks.
Mr al-Qadi, 52, was found by commandos from Shayetet 13, an elite naval unit, in an operation conducted alongside IDF troops and the Shin Bet intelligence agency.
“No further details can be published due to considerations of the safety of our hostages, the security of our forces, and national security,” an IDF statement said.