The Israeli military announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27, it rescued one hostage abducted more than 10 months ago during the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it freed Kaid Farhan Al-Qadi, in what it described as a “complex operation” in southern Gaza. The IDF did not provide further details on the operation, citing safety concerns for other hostages and national security.
Israeli authorities said Al-Qadi, a father of 11 who Hamas abducted from his security job at an Israeli factory, remained in stable condition and was being medically evaluated. They also said his family had been notified.
The Hostages Family Forum, an advocacy group for hostages still in captivity, called the rescue “nothing short of miraculous.” However, it offered a stark reminder.
“Military operations alone cannot free the remaining 108 hostages, who have suffered 326 days of abuse and terror,” the group said.
The group also pushed for the “international community to maintain pressure on Hamas” to accept a cease-fire deal to “release all hostages.”
Hamas fighters took more than 200 people captive during the group’s attack in Israel that left 1,200 Israelis dead last year.
This is the first rescue of an Israeli hostage since Israeli forces saved four captives on Saturday, June 8, in central Gaza during an intense Israeli military operation that left 274 people dead. The dead included 64 children, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry.
The ministry reported that more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 92,000 have been injured since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas.
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