Israeli military successfully rescues 21-year-old Yazidi woman held captive in Gaza Strip by ISIS for over a decade In a daring and complex operation involving the United States, Jordan, and other international partners, the Israeli military announced the rescue of Fawzia Amin Sido, a 21-year-old Yazidi woman who had been captured by ISIS in Iraq as a child more than ten years ago. Brig. Gen. Elad Goren described the operation as challenging, with the woman appearing to be physically fine but in a poor mental state due to enduring significant trauma, including rape and abuse. Ms. Sido was provided with food and basic treatment in Israel before being escorted to Jordan by U.S. officials and then returned to her family in Iraq. The Israeli diplomat, David Saranga, shared a video on social media showing Ms. Sido's return, mentioning that her captor was a Palestinian Hamas-ISIS member, although the video has not been verified by The New York Times. The Israeli military learned about Ms. Sido's situation through intelligence and collaborated with the United States to plan the rescue operation, which also involved the cooperation of Jordan and other unnamed international partners. She was initially sold by an ISIS operative to a Hamas member who took her to the Gaza Strip, likely through the Rafah crossing at the Egyptian border. Following the ISIS capture of northern Iraq in 2014, which led to a genocide against the Yazidi community, Ms. Sido was taken to Gaza where her captor was later killed, possibly by an Israeli airstrike. She managed to flee and hide, prompting the Israeli authorities to plan her rescue operation after confirming her existence with American counterparts. Ms. Sido was safely taken out of Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing at the southern border. The Yazidi community faced severe persecution by ISIS in 2014, resulting in thousands of deaths, displacements, and enslavement of women and children. Many enslaved Yazidis were sold in slave markets in Syrian cities, highlighting the atrocities committed by ISIS. Sinjar, the Yazidi heartland, was liberated from ISIS in 2015 with the support of Kurdish and Yazidi fighters backed by American air power.