Hamas announced the release of two American hostages, a mother and her daughter, citing “humanitarian reasons” for their decision. The release comes amidst Qatar’s efforts to counter claims by US President Joe Biden’s administration.
Judith and Natalie Raanan, are the two hostages released. They were subsequently handed over to the International Red Cross in Gaza, from where they are expected to be transferred to Israel via Egypt.
Natalie, 17, just graduated from high school, according to her aunt Saray Cohen. She was studying in Israel. Judith is an artist and was working in several hospitals in the Chicago area. They were in Israel together to celebrate the 85th birthday of Judith’s mother.
Israeli officials, as per Hebrew media reports, clarified that Jerusalem did not negotiate or offer any concessions for the hostages’ release.
Nearly 200 additional hostages – men, women, the elderly, and young children – remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip.
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why not release them all at the same time maybe please
Maybe they should release the babies for even more humanitarian reasons
I wonder what Hamas got from Biden for them
2 down, 198 to go.
https://vinnews.com/2023/10/20/watch-nbc-correspondent-breaks-down-at-shocking-discovery-that-his-wifes-family-members-are-hamas-hostages/
This is why they were released. They need to stay on good terms with their mouthpieces, the media.
הודו לה׳ כי טוב כי לעולם חסדו!
We must credit the good to Hashem! Every Jews freedom is a tremendous thing!
א מִזְמ֥וֹר לְתוֹדָ֑ה הָרִ֥יעוּ לַ֝יהוָ֗ה כָּל-הָאָֽרֶץ: ב עִבְד֣וּ אֶת-יְהוָ֣ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה בֹּ֥אוּ לְ֝פָנָ֗יו בִּרְנָנָֽה: ג דְּע֗וּ כִּֽי-יְהוָה֮ ה֤וּא אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים הֽוּא-עָ֭שָׂנוּ (ולא) וְל֣וֹ אֲנַ֑חְנוּ עַ֝מּ֗וֹ וְצֹ֣אן מַרְעִיתֽוֹ: ד בֹּ֤אוּ שְׁעָרָ֨יו | בְּתוֹדָ֗ה חֲצֵרֹתָ֥יו בִּתְהִלָּ֑ה הֽוֹדוּ-ל֝֗וֹ בָּרְכ֥וּ שְׁמֽוֹ: ה כִּי-ט֣וֹב יְ֭הוָֹה לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְעַד-דֹּ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֱמוּנָתֽוֹ:
I hope IDF gets info from these 2 released hostages that helps release of all hostages. In Entebbe, Mossad questioned non Israeli hostages who had been released earlier about the number and descriptions of terrorists, place they were held etc to formulate its rescue mission
100 million for 2 US hostages
Biden and company sent the aircraft carriers to stop israel from going too far fake sense of security
They still plan to implement the 2 state solution
AKA Final Solution