Rescue of Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi

Qaid Farhan al-Qadi (Arabic: قائد فرحان القاضي; Hebrew: קאיד פרחאן אל-קאדי; born c. 1972), an Israeli-Bedouin held hostage by Hamas since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, was rescued on August 27, 2024, after 326 days in captivity. Al-Qadi is from the Al-Kasum Regional Council, near the city of Rahat in the Negev. He was one of 251 people kidnapped from Israel, six of whom were Bedouin. The rescue operation was conducted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet in southern Gaza.

Al-Qadi is the eighth hostage to be rescued by Israeli forces since the conflict began. The news of his release was celebrated within Israel's Bedouin community, which lost 16 members during the October 7 attacks, although the mood in Al-Qadi's village was complicated by pending demolition orders.

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