Rescued Israeli man pleas for hostage deal with Hamas

Kaid Farhan Elkadi was freed in a "complex operation" in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military says.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersRescued Israeli pleads for hostage deal with HamasEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockKaid Farhan Elkadi is the eighth hostage rescued by Israeli forces since the start of the war in GazaA Bedouin Arab man rescued in Gaza has urged Israel to reach a deal with Hamas to free all the remaining hostages, as details of his suffering in captivity have emerged.

Kaid Farhan Elkadi, 52, was rescued on Tuesday in a "complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip", the Israeli military said.

After returning to his village in southern Israel on Wednesday, Mr Elkadi said his "happiness is not complete as long as there are detainees" on both sides.

Meanwhile, a former Israeli mayor said Mr Elkadi had been hardly exposed to sunlight for eight months.

In a separate development on Wednesday, Israel announced that it had recovered the body of an Israeli soldier killed in last October's attack by Hamas on Israel.

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