Judith Raanan and her daughter, Natalie, were in Israel celebrating the Jewish holidays and their grandmother’s birthday when the unimaginable happened. “I had minutes to prepare my beautiful ...

This month, Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. welcomed Judith Raanan – a dual Israeli American citizen who, with her daughter, became the first hostages freed by Hamas after the Oct. 7 attacks ...

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For Judith Raanan, a former Hamas hostage and Jalal Shehadeh, a Palestinian living in exile, the truce brings mixed emotions shaped by months of trauma and loss. Raanan and her daughter Natalie ...

Judith Raanan, 59, and her teenage daughter, Natalie Raananan, 18, live in Chicago and were in Israel visiting relatives when Hamas launched its offensive on October 7.

Uri Raanan said he believes Natalie and Judith to be in transit to Tel Aviv to reunite with relatives, and that both will be back in the U.S. early next week. An Israeli army spokesperson said the ...

WGN's Julian Crews provides a breakdown of the interview Judith Raanan did with NewsNation. Judith Ranaan and her teenage daughter — the Evanston residents who were the first hostages released ...

Judith Raanan, an American who was one of the first hostages released by Hamas following the deadly Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, tells “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” that “this is a war that somehow God is ...

Natalie and Judith Raanan from Evanston are two of the hostages who were held by Hamas until they were released in October of 2023. Judith Raanan reflected on the ceasefire announcement.