Hostage rescued from tunnel in Gaza; Bedouin father of 11 was taken on Oct. 7

(JTA) — Israeli troops have rescued an Israeli hostage from southern Gaza, the military announced Tuesday. the eighth captive held by Hamas to be brought back alive by Israeli forces since Oct. 7.

Qaid Farhan al-Qadi, 52, a Bedouin Israeli and father of 11 from the southern city of Rahat, worked as a security guard at Kibbutz Magen on the Gaza border and was captured by Hamas terrorists during their Oct. 7 attack. He was one of several Israeli Arabs to be taken hostage.

Al-Qadi was rescued Tuesday morning by Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit from a tunnel and has been brought to a hospital for e...