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Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said.

Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during its Oct. 7 rampage.

The two Americans, Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie, were out of the Gaza Strip and in the hands of the Israeli military, an army spokesman said.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallants comments to lawmakers were the first time a top Israeli official discussed its long-term plans for Gaza. Gallant said Israel expected a three-phase war, starting with airstrikes and ground maneuvers. It anticipates then defeating pockets of resistance, and finally, ceasing Israels “responsibility for life in the Gaza Strip.”

The two Americans, Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie, were out of the Gaza Strip and in the hands of the Israeli military, an army spokesman said.

The pair, who also hold Israeli citizenship, were the first hostages to be released, and more than 200 are still being held.

Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said.

Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said.

Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said.

Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said.