Hamas fighters captured around 200 hostages and brought them back to Gaza as part of their deadly attack on Israel almost two weeks ago.
The father of freed American hostage Natalie Raanan says she's doing well following her two weeks in captivity after she and her mother were abducted in Israel by Hamas. Uri Raanan of Evanston, Illinois, told reporters he had spoken to his 17-year-old daughter Natalie on the phone. 'She's doing good. She's doing very good,' he said. 'I'm in tears, and I feel very, very good.
Read more:'After ninth person was shot, I stopped counting' - West Bank violenceLittle to show for frenzy of diplomatic activity - analysisUS warship shoots down missiles 'potentially' heading for Israel The International Committee of the Red Cross, which transported the Raanans from Gaza to Israel, said their release offered 'a sliver of hope' for those still being held.
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