An Israeli soldier, who was rescued following a "special operation" in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, is now providing the country’s military with intelligence for "future operations," it revealed Tuesday. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said in a video posted on X that he is "happy to say" that 19-year-old Pvt. Ori Megidish is now back home with her family after being abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7. "She was rescued in a special operation done by Israeli security forces, IDF and [Shin Bet], who went into...

A female Israeli soldier who was abducted by Hamas has been rescued in a special joint operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN, the first successful hostage extrication since the militant group’s October 7 rampage. In its initial announcement, the IDF said Pvt. Ori Megidish was “released.” But that was a translation error, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday. Megidish was among over 200 hostages held by Hamas and was “actively rescued” with “boots on the ground” in a joint operation between the...

US officials are intently focused on trying to secure the release of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza — among them American citizens — a task that sources say is now further complicated by Israel’s expansion of its ground operations into Gaza. The US remains a part of the ongoing talks that include Israel, Qatar, Egypt and Hamas to get a large group of hostages out of Gaza, and officials are now contending with Israel pressing forward with ground operations into the strip. Officials with US President Joe Biden's...

A female Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 has been rescued during ground operations in Gaza, said the Israel Defense Forces. According to Israeli authorities, there are still more than 230 hostages in Gaza. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, International Spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces, joins Anderson and gives some details on the rescue and discusses other developments.