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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
IDF spokesman says hostage rescue was carried out thanks to ‘precise intelligence’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Rescued hostage Farhan al-Qadi (right) in a selfie taken by his brother Hatem at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba on August 27, 2024. (Courtesy)
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the operation to rescue hostage Farhan al-Qadi was “brave and complex,” and based on accurate intelligence.
“This morning, Shayetet 13 troops, the Yahalom unit, and the Shin Bet rescued Farhan alive from a tunnel in southern Gaza,” he says in a press conference.
“The troops reached the area thanks to precise intelligence,” Hagari says.
