Mother and daughter are being released on humanitarian grounds, says militant group
JERUSALEM — Hamas said Friday it was releasing two American citizens they were holding captive in Gaza since their Oct. 7 raid on Israel.
The Palestinian militant group said in a statement that in an agreement with the Qatari government it was freeing a mother and daughter for humanitarian reasons.Israel says Hamas has taken 203 people from Israel into Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces said Friday, according to CNN and others, that the majority of the hostages taken from Israel to Gaza remain alive.
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