Gaza's Hamas rulers released two Americans on Friday among some 200 hostages they abducted in brutal October 7 attacks in Israel and indicated that more could follow.
Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan were back in Israel late Friday, the Israeli government said.
The American mother and daughter were seized from the Nahal Oz kibbutz near the Israel-Gaza border on October 7. They were reportedly on holiday in Israel at the time. Hamas said that after being approached by Qatar and Egypt, " al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens for humanitarian reasons".Gaza's Islamist rulers said they were "working with all mediators to implement the movement's decision to close the civilian file if appropriate security conditions allow". It gave no details of its demands.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had helped transport the freed Americans to Israel. Blinken said a team from the US Embassy would visit the two freed women, but offered no information about their condition The military said more than 20 hostages were minors, while between 10 and 20 were over the age of 60.vivo school tour updates: V29 5G takes center stage at Jose Rizal University
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