Crouched on the floor of a military helicopter, after 326 days in captivity, a smile. The start of his journey back home. At israel s soroka hospital, his last few moments in hiding. A wall of israeli soldiers shielding him from the world he left ten months ago. From a tunnel in gaza to an israeli ambulance in a couple of hours. His family racing the last few metres to greet him. Thin and pale but staff said in a good and stable condition. Translation: it is difficult to explain how it feels. It is better than having a newborn. We thank god and we thank everyone and hope to see him healthy. We re very happy, very happy. Israel s prime minister called to welcome him home, keen to be part of his release. We cannot go into many details of this special operation but i can share that israeli commandos rescued qaid farhan alkadi from an underground tunnel following accurate intelligence. The army has described this as a complex operation based on precise intelligence but there are persistent
As a complex rescue operation. Here you can see the 52 year old talking to Israeli Soldiers shortly after he was rescued. He was abducted ten months ago close to the israel gaza border. Qaid farhan Al Kadi The Eighth hostage rescued by Israeli Forces since the start of the war in gaza is in a stable condition in hospital, where he is undergoing examinations. And this is his Family Running through the corridors and out to the helicopter after he was admitted. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was working to secure the release of all the remaining hostages. But a group campaigning for those still held said that though this rescue had been miraculous, Military Operations alone could not free the remaining captives and that a Ceasefire Deal was needed. Lets take a listen to what Benjamin Netanyahu has had to say about this latest development. Translation welcome back farhan alkadi. I congratulate the idf and isa for another successful racket skew operation. Were working tir
Farhan alkadi, a 52 year old bedouin israeli, snatching a Second Chance at life. Crouched on the floor of a military helicopter, after 326 days in captivity, a smile. The start of his journey back home. At israels soroka hospital, his last few moments in hiding. A wall of Israeli Soldiers shielding him from the world he left ten months ago. From a tunnel in gaza to an israeli ambulance in a couple of hours. His family racing the last few metres to greet him. Thin and pale but staff said in a good and stable condition. Translation it is difficult to explain how it feels. It is better than having a newborn. We thank god and we thank everyone and hope to see him healthy. Were very happy, very happy. Israels Prime Minister called to welcome him home, keen to be part of his release. We cannot go into many details of this special operation but i can share that israeli commandos rescued Qaid Farhan Alkadi from an Underground Tunnel following accurate intelligence. The army has described this
in the so called a family photo with leaders of the world s most powerful democracies. it s part of a multi day diplomatic tour to solidify support for an expected spring counter offensive against russia. later, mr zelensky will address the leaders and also have a meeting president biden. earlier, the french president emmanuel macron said mr zelensky s presence at the g7 is a way to build peace and emphasized the need for a solution to the conflict based on international law. and new comments from german chancellor olaf scholz, who said training programs for ukrainian pilots on f16 fighterjets are a message to russia that it should not expect to succeed, even in a prolonged conflict. live now to the bbc s nick marsh in hiroshima. thank nick marsh in hiroshima. you forjoining us. with the thank you forjoining us. with the g7 summit under way volodomyr zelensky is dominating conversations? hello from a very dominating conversations? hello from a very hot dominating conver
james waterhouse. thank you forjoining us. what do you make what the ukrainian president said there?- you make what the ukrainian president said there? well, it s clear that bakhmut, president said there? well, it s clear that bakhmut, this - president said there? well, it s. clear that bakhmut, this eastern city, has once again become a distraction as president zelensky continues to engage in this never ending diplomatic treadmill, he is on an extraordinary overseas trip where he has addressed the arab league summit, spoke of the nations that have previously sat on the fence when it comes to russia s invasion of ukraine, he is now meeting the g7 economies injapan where his priority in his mind is to secure the long term further military and financial help, he does seem to be doing that, not least with america giving the green light for f i6 fighterjets to be provided potentially by other allies, but the questioning this morning has mostly been about this eastern city of ba