Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Netanyahu speaks with rescued hostage, says ‘whole nation’ is excited by his return
Rescued hostage Qaid Farhan al-Qadi seen with family members and doctors at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba on August 27, 2024. (Courtesy Soroka Medical Center)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks via phone with rescued hostage Farhan al-Qadi, according to his office.
Netanyahu tells al-Qadi that “the whole nation of Israel is excited by his rescue,” his office says in a statement.
The prime minister adds that he will “continue to do everything to bring all of the hostages home.”
In a separate video statement, Netanyahu says Israel is working to return all of the hostages “in two main ways: negotiations and rescue operations.” Both ways, he says, “require our military presence in the field, and unending military pressure on Hamas.”
