Two American hostages freed by Hamas - BBC News

Hamas has released two American hostages who were
abducted during the Palestinian group's deadly raid on Israel.
srael confirmed that mother and daughter Judith and Natalie
Raanan had been handed over to them from Hamas at the Gaza
border.
t follows a visit to Israel by the US President Joe Biden
Hamas said the pair were freed for humanitarian reasons"
They were the first captives released since the gunmen raided
Israel on 7 October, killing 1,400 people and taking around 200
hostages.
More than 4,000 people have since been killed in Israeli air and
artillery strikes in Gaza, according to Palestinian officials,
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy
Bowen in Jerusalem and Sarah Smith in Washington