The IDF on Tuesday released footage from the rescue operation that freed Israeli-Bedouin hostage Qain Farhad Alkadi from Hamas bondage after 362 long days in harrowing captivity. The moment an IDF helicopter landed in the Gaza Strip to whisk away Alkadi Video from inside an IDF armored vehicle and helicopter shows Alkadi being transported to safety by his rescuers Bodycam footage from Shayetet-13 special forces shows Alkadi being loaded onto the helicopter back to Israel Brig. Gen. Itzik Cohen, Commanding Officer of the 162nd Division, describes the rescue of the Bedouin-Israeli hostage Photos released by the IDF from the rescue operation

A deadly explosion rocked Lod Street in Tel Aviv today as a man driving a truck was killed in a blast, according to police. Officers responded to the scene and are currently investigating the cause of the explosion. Magen David Adom medics arrived to find a man in his 50s lying lifeless beside the burning vehicle and were forced to declare him dead at the scene. Initially, police sources told Hebrew media that the motive behind the explosion was likely criminal rather than terror-related. However, authorities now say they are investigating all possible motives. In a new development, Haaretz reports that the Shin Bet security agency has joined the investigation, suggesting that officials are also considering the possibility of terrorism as a factor in the incident.