Hamas has released Chicago mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan citing “humanitarian reasons' nearly two weeks after its deadly attack on southern Israel.
Hamas has released two US hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were kidnapped in its attack on southern Israel on October 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office confirmed. The women, who were taken from Nahal Oz kibbutz, near the Gaza border, were on their way to a military base in central Israel, a statement from Netanyahu's office said. Media reports in the United States said they were from Evanston, a suburb of Chicago.
Hamas is a Palestinian military and political group, gaining power in the Gaza Strip since winning legislative elections there in 2006. Hamas’ stated aim is to establish a Palestinian state, while refusing to recognise Israel’s right to exist. Hamas, in its entirety, is designated as a terrorist organisation by countries including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the US. Some countries list only its military wing as a terrorist group.
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