The Israeli Army has only confirmed that the rescue occurred in a “complex operation” in a tunnel in southern Gaza.
Israel has achieved get one of the hostages out alive captured by Hamas during past Islamic militia attack October 7. As confirmed by the Army, the rescue occurred in a “complex operation” in a tunnel in the south of the Gaza Strip. It is unknown if there have been victims or injuries during its development.
Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, is one of eight Israelis belonging to the Bedouin Arab minority held since October in Palestinian territory. Alkadi, who has two wives and is the father of 11 children, worked in a factory in the Kibbutz of Magen.
The man, who had been in captivity for 326 days, had passed through different locations. The latest: one of Hamas’s underground tunnels. “I hope all the hostages return home so that the families can experience this happiness”a relative told the media.
Alkadi is the eighth hostage rescued alive by the Israeli Army, and the first to be freed from underground. Although the operation was a cause for celebration for Israelis, there are still dozens of held citizens by the Islamist militia.
“Relentless military pressure” in Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, assured that he trusts in the rescue operations and the negotiations to remove the hostages still held in Gaza. According to the president, “Both paths require our military presence on the ground and incessant military pressure on Hamas.
These statements come while the mediating countries in the conflict, Qatar, Egypt and the US, continue the talks this week in Egyptwith the aim of reaching a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. At the moment, there is still no significant progress.
The families of the victims, and a large part of the Israeli citizenry, have criticized Netanyahu for not having reached an agreement with Hamas to hand over the 108 hostages estimated to be still in the hands of the Islamic militia. Hamas hopes to achieve a ceasefire, the departure of Israeli troops from Gaza, and the release of a large number of Palestinian prisoners. in exchange for the hostages.
Hamas captured about 250 people and killed another 1,200 in the October 7 attack on Israel. Since then, the Israeli offensive in retaliation for the attack has left more than 40,000 dead in Palestine and has caused the internal displacement of 90% of the population of Gaza.
