Goli, taste your goals. Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the worlworld. Im lynda kinkade. Weve just received word from the u. S. Embassy in israel that the rafah Border Crossing between egypt and gaza is expected to open this hour. We dont know how long it could stay open. The border has been closed for weeks with neither people nor goods passing through. The embassy is warning the situation could become chaotic if too many people try to cross the border at once. After being held hostage for two weeks in gaza, an American Woman and her teenage daughter are free following their surprise release late friday. 17yearold natalie raanan, who had just graduated high school, and her mother, judith, are from illinois. They were visiting family close to gaza when they were taken hostage by hamas. We share in the relief that their families, friends, and loved ones are feeling, but there are still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this
Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. This is cnns continuing coverage of israel at war. Right now it is 9 00 a. M. In israel. An American Woman and her teenage daughter are undergoing medical evaluations after being released by hamas. Natalie raanan and her mother judith both live in illinois. Natalie had just graduated from high school. They were visiting family at a kibbutz close to gaza when they were taken hostage by hamas two weeks ago. Natalies father said he couldnt wait to see his daughter again. Ive been waiting for this woman for a long time. Two weeks. I havent been sleeping two weeks. Tonight ill sleep good. I spoke with my daughter earlier today. She sounds very good. She is very happy and shes going to come home. Im going to hug her and kiss her. It will be the best day of my life. Israel says the Hostage Release was the result of Military Pressure on hamas. But a statement from the group claimed it was done for humanitarian
Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im isa soares 0. Its 11 00 in gaza. Last hour. The rafah Border Crossing into egypt opened the first time into weeks. And closed, in fact, minutes later. These were live pictures youre seeing it. Just enough time for 20 trucks to make that crossing much needed, of course, humanitarian aid to cross from egypt into gaza. 20 trucks were told were hereing from officials that before this conflict. Something like 500 or so trucks were making that journey daily. So hamas is telling cnn that the trucks were loaded with medicines, medical supplies and a limited quantity of canned food. Lets get more perspective on all of this. Our reporter is monitoring this for us. Katie talk to us. There was so much desperation, so much waiting for this to happen. Crossing now opened. But it was very short opening. How long was that open for . I mean, really, a matter of minutes. Were monitoring here in london but we have someone on t
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Department. Lets toss things over to jake tapper and the lead. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We start with breaking news. Two american hostages have been released by hamas. And any moment we expect to hear from the Secretary Of State Antony Blinken after a spokesperson for the Israeli Prime Ministers Office confirmed that Judith Rannan and her 17yearold Daughter Natalie are now back from the gaza strip. Lets listen into Secretary Of State blinken. Held by hamas were released. These two americans are now safely in the hands of israeli authorities in israel. We expect a team from the u. S. Embassy to see them very shortly. Over the coming hours, theyll receive any support and assistance that they need and of course were very anxious to reunite them with their loved ones. We welcome their release. We share in the relief that their families, friends and loved ones are feeling. But there are still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted fo