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U.S. citizens Natalie Raanan, left, and her mother, Judith Raanan, seen in an image from a video following their release Friday at the Israel-Gaza border. Photo: ReutersEVANSTON, ILL.— The father of American Natalie Raanan , who was kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas for two weeks along with her mother, hopes she’s home for her birthday. The teenager from Evanston, Ill., turns 18 on Tuesday, her father, Uri Raanan , said on Saturday.
Persons: Natalie Raanan, Judith Raanan, she’s, Uri Raanan Organizations: Reuters Locations: Israel, Gaza, Reuters EVANSTON, Evanston, Ill
Family members of the two Americans released Friday by Hamas are counting the days until they are back in the U.S.Uri Raanan, the father of Natalie Raanan, who along with her mother Judith was held hostage for about two weeks, said he hopes they can celebrate his daughter’s Oct. 24 birthday together at his home outside Chicago.
Persons: Uri Raanan, Natalie Raanan, Judith Locations: U.S, Chicago
They were the first hostages confirmed by both sides in the conflict to be freed since Hamas gunmen burst into Israel and killed 1,400 people, mainly civilians, and abducted around 200 others. Abu Ubaida, a spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, said the hostages were released in part "for humanitarian reasons" in response to Qatari mediation efforts. HEAVY BOMBARDMENTPalestinian media reported heavy Israeli bombardment in Gaza overnight, including a strike on a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza that killed at least 19 people. [1/8]Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan, U.S. citizens who were taken as hostages by Palestinian Hamas militants, walk while holding hands with Brig.-Gen. Israel has already told all civilians to evacuate the northern half of the Gaza Strip, which includes Gaza City.
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