Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, sits on a sofa in a room at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. AP

Israeli forces conducted a "complex operation” to free a hostage in Gaza, the military said Tuesday.

Qaid Farhan Alkadi was abducted during the October attack by Hamas that sparked the war in Gaza. Overjoyed family members sprinted through the hospital where he was brought after they received the news of the rescue.

It brought a rare moment of joy to Israelis after nearly 11 months of war. Dozens of hostages remain in captivity despite international efforts to broker a cease-fire and secure their release. After the latest high-level cease-fire talks came to a halt in Cairo on Sunday, negotiations are expected to soon resume in the Qatari capital of Doha.

Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israel’s offensive has killed more than 40,000 people in Gaza. The war began when Hamas-led fighters stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting around 250 people.

Associated Press