Hostage Rescued by IDF From Tunnel in South Gaza

Stand for Israel  |  August 27, 2024

We are so happy to report that a hostage has been rescued from Gaza! IDF special forces found 52-year-old Farhan al-Qadi and rescued this Bedouin father of 11 after he had been in captivity for 10 months, reports The Times of Israel:

Israeli hostage Farhan al-Qadi was safely rescued by IDF special forces from Hamas captivity in one of the terror group’s tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday after more than 10 months in captivity, the military announced.

Al-Qadi, 52, was found inside a tunnel by commandos of the Israeli Navy’s Shayetet 13 unit and troops of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, the military said. The operation was led by the Israel Defense Forces’ Southern Command, the Shin Bet security agency, and the IDF’s 162nd Division.