ABC News reports that Hamas released two American hostages–a mother and her teenage daughter–they were holding in Gaza, Israeli Defense forces reports. Judith Raanan, 59, and her daughter, Natalie Raanan, 17, are from Illinois and they were visiting Israel for the birthday of a relative.
In a statement, Hamas said the two were released “for humanitarian reasons, and to prove to the American people and the world that the claims made by Biden and his fascist administration are false and baseless.” The pair’s condition is not known.