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The Real Reason Hamas Just Released Two American Hostages

Judith and Natalie Raanan.

According to Israeli officials, Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hamas released two American hostages Friday afternoon for "humanitarian" purposes after kidnapping and holding them in the Gaza Strip for nearly two weeks. The release of Natalie and Judith Raanan, a mother and daughter from Illinois, was reportedly negotiated by Qatar – a major non-NATO U.S. ally under heavy scrutiny for harboring Hamas leaders who live in luxury in the capitol of Doha. 

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"Today, we have secured the release of two Americans taken hostage by Hamas during the horrific terrorist assault against Israel on October 7. Our fellow citizens have endured a terrible ordeal these past 14 days, and I am overjoyed that they will soon be reunited with their family, who has been wracked with fear," President Joe Biden released in a statement. "These individuals and their family will have the full support of the United States government as they recover and heal, and we should all respect their privacy in this moment."
 
"From the earliest moments of this attack, we have been working around-the-clock to free American citizens who were taken hostage by Hamas, and we have not ceased our efforts to secure the release of those who are still being held. I thank the government of Qatar and the government of Israel for their partnership in this work," the president continued. "Jill and I have been holding close in our hearts all the families of unaccounted for Americans. And, as I told those families when I spoke with them last week—we will not stop until we get their loved ones home. As president, I have no higher priority than the safety of Americans held hostage around the world."

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It is crucial for hostages to be released and Americans to make it home unharmed, but Hamas is using the release as leverage to delay an IDF invasion into Gaza. The terrorist group is still holding hundreds of hostages, including Americans. During the October 7 incursion into Israel, Hamas terrorists murdered 30 Americans during their rampage. Ultimately, they killed more than 1,300 innocent people, including babies sleeping in their cribs. 

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