Two American women from Evanston, Illinois, were taken hostage by Hamas militants on October 7th while visiting their grandmother in Israel. Former Israel-based NBC News correspondent Martin Fletcher revealed the news during an MSNBC appearance, but the hostages were released shortly after at 3:15 p.m. The Raanan family is thankful for the safe return of Judith and Natalie and are grateful for the efforts of all those involved in their release.
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Two U.S. hostages, a mother and daughter, have been released by Hamas, officials announced Friday. The release was made for "humanitarian reasons" and the hostages were transferred to Israeli forces led by Gen. Gal Hirsch before being reunited with their family. It is unclear if the hostages were released as part of a prisoner exchange or if any other conditions were met.