By James Myers, OAN Staff
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 8:21 AM
Israeli hostages being held by Hamas were rescued by the IDF from an underground tunnel in southern Gaza on Tuesday, the IDF said.
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Kaid Farhan Al-Qadi (52 years old), who was taken by a terrorist organization on October 7thNumberThe Israeli army said the bodies were found inside a tunnel in Mahrat during a “complex rescue operation.”
Arkady, a father of 11 children from the Bedouin Arab community, is 13 years old.Number Fleet forces, 401st The military said the brigade was joined by fighters from the Yaram and Shin Bet forces.
The full details of Arkady's rescue were not immediately clear, with the IDF and the Israel Security Agency insisting in a statement on Tuesday that they could not release further details “out of consideration for the safety of the hostages, the safety of our forces and national security.”
The group said Arkady's health condition was stable and he was being transferred to hospital for a medical check-up.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry shared a video on X showing family members rushing to visit Arkady at the hospital.
Arkady was taken by Hamas from Mivtahim, near where he worked as a security guard at a packaging factory in Kibbutz Magen, the newspaper said. The Israel Times.
Arkadi's rescue was “part of a bold and courageous operation by the IDF deep inside the Gaza Strip,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said.
Meanwhile, Hamas is suspected of holding 104 of the original 251 hostages taken in the October 7 Israeli attack.Number The terror attack also found the bodies of 34 victims, whose deaths were confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces.
“We are doing everything in our power to rescue all abducted victims. The IDF and Shin Bet forces are showing courage, determination and initiative in the complex operations on the ground,” IDF Chief of Staff Helgi Halevi said on Tuesday.
Additionally, the Hostage Families Forum released a statement celebrating Arkady's rescue, but reminded everyone of the remaining hostages being held by Hamas.
“He endured 326 days of confinement,” the group said.
“Kaid's return is truly a miracle. But we must remember that a military operation alone will not free the remaining hostages, who have suffered 326 days of abuse and terror. A negotiated agreement is the only way forward.”
According to Jerusalem PostTuesday's rescue marked the fourth successful operation to free Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip.
Furthermore, Arkady was the first hostage to be rescued from Gaza's underground tunnel network; all other living hostages had been rescued from above ground.
For now, ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas in Cairo again ended without a resolution over the weekend.
The meeting was also attended by CIA Director William Burns and David Barnea, director of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.
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