Hamas militants have released two American hostages, a mother and daughter, citing “humanitarian reasons” on Friday. The hostages were kidnapped from Israel during the October 7 attack, and the mother’s health is reportedly in poor condition. The release comes amid heightened tensions in the region, with Hamas providing a statement to the Times of Israel regarding the reasons behind the decision.
Details of the Hostage Release: Israeli officials reported that a total of 199 hostages were taken into Gaza by Hamas during the October 7 attack. The release of the two American hostages is said to be a result of Qatari efforts, according to a Hamas spokesperson. The statement aimed to counter what they referred to as “false and baseless” claims made by the Biden administration.
Hamas’ Response to Biden Administration: The Hamas spokesperson criticized the Biden administration as “fascist” and accused them of making unfounded claims. The release of the American hostages was framed as a response to prove the inaccuracy of the statements made by President Biden and his administration regarding the ongoing conflict.
CNN reported that, according to a source familiar with the release, the hostages were in the company of members of the Red Cross and were “on their way out” of Gaza. However, it remains unclear whether they will exit Gaza into Israel or Egypt.
Unconfirmed Identities of Hostages: While the identities of the released hostages have not been officially confirmed, there are indications that the American mother-daughter duo, Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie, might be among those kidnapped from Kibbutz Nahal Oz over two weeks ago. The pair, reportedly from Chicago, had traveled to Israel for a special trip to celebrate a friend’s birthday and observe Jewish holidays when the attack occurred.
The USA should not be involved in this issue BEYOND the point of negotiating the release of American Citizens held by either side. Israel have the necessary resources to defend themselves and their policies toward Palestinians are cruel and awful and we should not support them in any way. Israel have the tools to make this problem go away….simply allow freedom and dignity to the people that have lived in those lands for centuries even before there were Jews.
Our international involvements should not be directed by Israel and the problems they created for themselves….even American Jews understand this.
Internationally, our priorities should be the defeat of Putin in Ukraine so the war does not expand into a NATO country we are supposed to defend and the containment of China politically and economically until they learn to play nice and legal with the rest of the world. N Korea is also a threat to a very close allies and supplier of digital products.
Iran is hemmed by the Saudis and Israel and is not an important issue for us to be so heavily involved beside selling weapons to both of those countries.
Middle East psychotic religics been enjoying mass murdering each other for past 10,000 years !!!
Ukraine is religion fueled war, as was WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, 9/11, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, and now latest Israel/Palestine War… and Hitlerite Jokementia Bribery loves him some wars/opportunities for more bribes!
Dishonest People that have to hide their faces behind a mask or hoodie know that they are doing bad thing.
Along with the bribe taker who hides in his basement…
Biden will make the Family’s sign a Contract, to reimburse the Democrats Corrupt Government. Either dead or alive, Biden wants the money.
Yeppers, these wars funneling illegal bribes to Evil Hitlerite Jokementia Bribery in several ways!