We start with Breaking News from The Middle East where israel says its forces have rescued a hostage from an Underground Tunnel in the Southern Gaza strip. This image of qaid Farhan Al Kadi a Bedoin Arab Has just been released of him recovering in hospital speaking to members of his family. An Israeli Government spokesman has described it 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. 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 mir
October seven last year in that 0ctober seven last year in that cross border raid by hamas. In terms of the operation to get them out, the Israeli Military have said it was a joint operation between Special Forces from the army and also members of israels intelligence service. They said they were acting on intelligence and he was found in a tunnel. He is now backin was found in a tunnel. He is now back in israel, he is in hospital and surrounded by his family and said to be in good health. John there in jerusalem, said to be in good health. John there injerusalem, thank you for that update and plenty more on that story you were seeing come of the first pictures of that Freedom Hostage talking to israels Prime Minister a little earlier. So those are some of the latest pictures and some of the latest detail. Now as promised, for the latest sports news lets cross to sarah. Lets start with the Us Open Tennis where four british players begin their campaigns today. Womens number one Katie Bo
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Belong in the History Books is cnn Breaking News . Good morning you are live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We begin this hour with Breaking News out of the middle east israels military says it has rescued a hostage held in gaza since the hamas Terror Attacks on october 7 of last year, this man, a father of 11, had spent the last 326 days because as Prisoner Areas in the hospital, a short time ago, reuniting with his brother cnns Jeremy Diamond is following this Breaking News for us. Hes live in tel aviv. Jeremy what can you tell us whats the latest . Its a remarkable story and the details just coming in without a doubt, jim, and were only just starting to get some of the details, but they are indeed remarkable. The Israeli Military, its Special Forces carrying out an operation in southern gaza, rescuing this man caught eid farhan alqadri, a 52yearold father of 11, from a tunnel in some other gaza. This is the first time that the Israeli Military has successfully res