Israel has published a photo of released hostages – Latest news – news

20 October 2023 at 23:08 Israel has published a photo of the released hostages Israel’s government has late on Friday evening published a photo of the two American hostages who were released by Hamas on Friday. The two Israeli-American hostages Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan from Chicago were released as a result of the efforts of Qatar and Egypt and handed over to the Red Cross. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that a team from the US Embassy in Israel will soon meet the two released hostages. He says there are still ten missing Americans, and that the US knows that some of them are being held hostage by Hamas. He called on Hamas to release them immediately. The two women were on holiday in Israel to visit their grandmother in Kibbutz Nahal Oz who turned 85 when they were taken. It is not clear what their condition is, but President Joe Biden said he was overjoyed that they are free, writes NTB.



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