Hamas frees mother, daughter hostages

by Javier Joe Ismael - Agence France-Presse

Oct 22, 2023 12:15 am

(UPDATE) HAMAS released two American hostages held in Gaza on Friday, offering a 'sliver of hope' to desperate families as Israel pounded the densely populated territory.

The Islamist group took more than 200 people hostage when it stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7 and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians who were shot, mutilated or burned to death on the first day of the raid, according to Israeli officials.

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