Natalie Raanan, an Evanston teenager who was taken hostage by Hamas Oct. 7 and was released earlier this month, has returned to the Chicago area, the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest announced Monday evening. Natalie Raanan and her mother, Judith Raanan, were visiting family in Israel when Hamas attacked Israel in early October..
Judith and Natalie Raanan, a mother and daughter from Evanston who were taken hostage by Hamas Oct. 7, have been released, the Israeli government confirmed Friday. The two were visiting family members in Nahal Oz, Israel when Hamas attacked, and have not been heard from since Oct 7. Officials later confirmed that Judith and Natalie.
Hamas militants on Friday freed two Americans a mother and her teenage daughter from Evanston who had been held hostage in Gaza since militants rampaged through Israel two weeks ago, the Israeli government said.