Israeli forces rescue hostage from underground tunnel in Gaza in 'complex operation'

Qaid Farhan Alkadi, who was rescued from a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip, was one of eight members of Israel’s Arab Bedouin minority who were abducted

Kaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, has been rescued (Soroka Medical Centre/AP)

Israel has rescued a hostage from an underground tunnel in Gaza, freeing one of the scores of people abducted during the October 7 attack by Hamas that ignited the war in Gaza.

The rescue brought a rare moment of joy to Israelis after 10 months of war but also served as a painful reminder that dozens of hostages are still in captivity as international mediators try to broker a ceasefire in which they would be released.