Kaid Alkadis, 52, was freed by the military and the Shin Bet domestic secret service in a “sophisticated operation,” the military said on Tuesday. It was on October 7. Kidnapped by Hamas attackers in Israel and taken to the Gaza Strip.
According to the Times of Israel, the hostage was freed from the tunnel.
The man’s condition is stable and he was taken to the hospital for tests, said government spokesman David Mencer. His family has been informed. For security reasons, no further details are being released. This is the eighth hostage released alive by the military.
Bedouin K. Alkadis is from Rahat, a predominantly Arab Bedouin town in the Negev desert in southern Israel. October 7 he was working as a security guard at Kibbutz Magen in southern Israel when he was kidnapped by Hamas.
The last time in June, four hostages were rescued in a dramatic military operation. According to the Hamas-controlled health service, 274 Palestinians were killed then.
According to Israel, Hamas still holds 108 hostages. At least a third of them are considered dead. Palestinian terrorists in 2023 October 7 They kidnapped more than 250 people in Israel and took them to the Palestinian territory. About 1,200 people were killed in the unprecedented terrorist attack.
2024-08-27 18:05:41