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IDF rescues Israeli-Bedouin hostage, Israeli airstrike hits military equipment in northeast Lebanon

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 Rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi reunites his family at Soroka Medical Center after over 300 days of captivity. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT VIA X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
Rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi reunites his family at Soroka Medical Center after over 300 days of captivity.
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT VIA X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)

Israeli drone strikes in northeastern Lebanon - report

An Israeli airstrike struck a pickup truck carrying military equipment in northeast Lebanon, amid rising tensions with Hezbollah.

By REUTERS
 An explosion takes place as Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Zibqin, Lebanon, August 25, 2024, in this still image obtained from a video. (photo credit: REUTERS)
An explosion takes place as Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Zibqin, Lebanon, August 25, 2024, in this still image obtained from a video.
(photo credit: REUTERS)

An Israeli air strike hit a pickup truck traveling in northeast Lebanon late on Tuesday, two security sources told Reuters, with one of the sources saying it carried military equipment.

The two sources said the strike hit a pickup near Chaat, a remote area of Lebanon near the Syrian border, but that the driver survived.

One of the sources said it was likely the military equipment being transported was a damaged rocket launcher on the way to be repaired.

Two days earlier, the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah and the Israeli military engaged in one of the most intense exchanges of fire between them over the last 10 months amid fears that Israel's war in Gaza would become a wider regional conflict.

An interception of rockets fired from Lebanon near the Israeli border with Lebanon, on July 9, 2024. (credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)An interception of rockets fired from Lebanon near the Israeli border with Lebanon, on July 9, 2024. (credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)

Hezbollah fired drones and rockets at Israel early on Sunday to avenge a top military commander killed by Israel last month.

Israel's statement

Israel has said its strikes on Lebanon on Sunday destroyed Hezbollah rocket launch sites and prevented a wider attack by the group. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said the attack had gone as planned and that Israeli strikes afterwards had damaged some Hezbollah launch sites.

On Tuesday, a UN peacekeeping force told Reuters that it had detected a rocket launch from near one of its positions in southern Lebanon.

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Israeli negotiating team to head to Doha for Gaza hostage talks

The US has hoped that a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, would a wider IDF war with Hezbollah and would thwart a direct Iranian war with Israel.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant seen with Mossad director David Barnea as part of the war cabinet on November 19, 2023 (photo credit: PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant seen with Mossad director David Barnea as part of the war cabinet on November 19, 2023
(photo credit: PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE)

A professional-level team of Israeli negotiators is expected to head to Doha on Wednesday to continue talks for a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal in the aftermath of the dramatic rescue of one of the captives Qaid Farhan Alkadi.

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Khamenei hints at willingness to cooperate with West, while maintaining stance on terrorism

Ayatollah Khamenei hinted at a potential shift to a softer foreign policy, while emphasizing no trust in the West and a firm stance on terrorism.

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 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, attend an endorsement ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 28, 2024.  (photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, attend an endorsement ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 28, 2024.
(photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hinted toward a possible shift to a softer foreign policy that includes a willingness to cooperate with the West in a meeting on Tuesday, according to the Iranian news outlet Iran International.

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WATCH IDF publishes new footage from the resuce operation of Qaid Farhan Alkadi

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Body camera footage from Shayetet 13 soldiers during the rescue of Qaid Farhan Alkadi. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF released footage from body-cams of soldiers on the ground and from the Helicopter during the moments of the rescue of former hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi.

Qaid Farhan Alkadi rides in the back of an IDF vehicle with soldiers that rescued him from Hamas captivity. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

 Qaid Farhad Alkadi in an IDF vehicle after being rescued by the IDF from Hamas captivity in Gaza (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Qaid Farhad Alkadi in an IDF vehicle after being rescued by the IDF from Hamas captivity in Gaza (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

An IAF helicopter lands in southern Gaza to rescue Qaim Farhad Alkadi. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

 Qaid Farhad Alkadi in an IDF helicopter after being rescued by the IDF from Hamas captivity in Gaza (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Qaid Farhad Alkadi in an IDF helicopter after being rescued by the IDF from Hamas captivity in Gaza (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

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Who is rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi? - explainer

Alkadi is the father of 11, the youngest of whom is only six months old, according to online hostage story project Coming Soon.

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 Qaid Farhan Alkad (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
Qaid Farhan Alkad
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

Qaid Farhan Alkadi, who was held hostage by Hamas for over 300 days after being taken hostage from Kibbutz Magen, is from the southern Bedouin city of Rahat, and a father of 11.

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IDF rescues Israeli-Bedouin hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi from Hamas captivity in southern Gaza

The IDF said they had already gathered some intelligence from Alkadi, both in the field and at Soroka Medical Center.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 Qaid Farhan Alkadi. (photo credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
Qaid Farhan Alkadi.
(photo credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

The IDF and the Shin Bet on Tuesday early afternoon rescued Israeli-Bedouin hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi from southern Gaza, who was held by Hamas since October 7 from Mivtachim in the South.

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'Better than a child being born': Family, politicians react to rescue of hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi

Al-Qadi's brother said, "We are very happy to receive this news. It is better than having a new child. Thank you so much, everyone. We look forward to seeing him in good health."

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi reunites with his family at Soroka Medical Center after over 300 days of captivity. (photo credit: SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER)
Rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi reunites with his family at Soroka Medical Center after over 300 days of captivity.
(photo credit: SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER)

Family members, members of Knesset, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, and beachgoers celebrated the rescue of Israeli-Bedoiun hostage Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi from Hamas captivity in Gaza on Tuesday.

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Gaza death toll since Oct. 7 reaches 40,476, Hamas-run Gaza health min. says

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry stated on Tuesday that the death toll in Gaza has reached 40,476 since the war started on October 7 of last year.

A further 93,647 have thus far been wounded in the conflict, the Gazan ministry added.

The number has not been independently verified, and the ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its toll.

The Hamas-run ministry has also been repeatedly criticized for distorting casualty figures.

In May, departing from Hamas’s reported figures, the UN halved the number of women and children it had previously reported had been killed thus far in the war.

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Israeli strikes pound targets across Gaza Strip - Arab media reports

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Israeli strikes attacked targets across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning, Arab media sources reported.

According to the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen and the Hamas-affiliated Safa News, Israeli artillery fired on targets in the area of al-Rashid Street in the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood west of Gaza City.

The outlets also reported that individuals had been wounded by shelling in Khan Yunis, with Safa adding that a vehicle had been struck north of Rafah, in the southern portion of Gaza.

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Hostages' families block southern Ayalon Highway, call for deal

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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Relatives of hostages and protesters belonging to the Women's Protest for the Return of the Hostages blocked part of the southern Ayalon Highway on Tuesday in a call for a hostage deal.

Protesters block part of southern Ayalon Highway. August 27, 2024.  (credit: The Women's Protest for the Return of the Hostages)Protesters block part of southern Ayalon Highway. August 27, 2024. (credit: The Women's Protest for the Return of the Hostages)

Shortly after, the protest ended on the Ayalon Highway. 

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