From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Politicians across spectrum welcome home rescued hostage Farhan al-Qadi
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Politicians across the political spectrum welcome the return of hostage Farhan al-Qadi, 52, who was rescued by IDF troops from a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip earlier today — offering, however, different conclusions about how to bring home those remaining in Hamas’s hands.
“Finally good news,” tweets Labor MK and former party chief Merav Michaeli, insisting that Israel “must not wait for additional successful operations, a deal must be closed now and all 108 hostages returned home.”
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich of the far-right Religious Zionism party says that “the entire nation of Israel has been waiting for your return.”
“I congratulate the IDF forces and the Shin Bet for the successful operation. The State of Israel must increase military pressure in order to destroy Hamas and bring all the hostages home,” he adds.
Likud MK Yuli Edelstein tweets that “each person is a whole world, and we have many more worlds to return home. We will do this with determination, courage and wisdom.”
