2 Americans held hostage by Hamas released, Israel says
Israel says Hamas has taken 203 people from Israel into Gaza.
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Israel says Hamas has taken 203 people from Israel into Gaza.
The Israeli government said Hamas militants on Friday freed two Americans. Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie, had been held hostage in Gaza since militants rampaged through Israel two weeks ago. The pair, who also hold Israeli citizenship, were the first hostages to be released of the roughly 200 abducted. Hamas said it released them in an agreement with the Qatari government for humanitarian reasons. Relatives of other captives welcomed the release and appealed for others to be freed.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from
They are flanked by IDF soldiers, and holding the hands of Gal Hirsch, the special coordinator for returning hostages, who walks between them.