Hamas releases two American-Israeli hostages: Judith and Natalie Raanan – By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman & Sam Halpern (Jerusalem Post) / Oct 21, 2023
The mother and daughter from Evanston, Illinois were transferred to Israeli territory.
Two American-Israeli hostages, Judith (Yehudit) Tai Raanan and Natalie Shoshana Raanan, who were held by Hamas since Saturday, October 7, were handed over to the Red Cross, returned to Israel and reunited with their family late Friday, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed.
They were released on “humanitarian grounds.”
The mother and daughter were met at the border by Coordinator for the Captives and Missing Brig.-Gen. (Ret.) Gal Hirsch along with IDF and security forces at around 10 p.m.. They then made their way to a meeting point at a military base in central Israel, where their family members were waiting for them.
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