Israeli Arab taken captive in Gaza released after 46 days

Riad Al-Luah, an Israeli Arab, was released on Tuesday after spending 46 days in captivity in the Gaza Strip.

Al-Luah was kidnapped in Gaza on October 27th, while visiting family members there. On the last day of his visit, armed gunmen stopped him on his way to the border crossing with Israel, took him hostage and fired on his wife.

On Tuesday morning, he was driven to the Erez checkpoint on the border of Gaza and Israel, and handed over to Palestinian police.

Al-Luah is a resident of Tira, in Israel. Born in Gaza, he married an Israeli woman and received Israeli citizenship years later.

Al-Luah's brother-in-law, Muafak Mansour, said on Tuesday that in previous weeks it became clear who committed the kidnapping, and strenuous efforts were launched in order to secure his release.