American television Fox News has independently confirmed that two American citizens held hostage by Hamas have been released.
A source confirmed to Fox News that the two American hostages, a mother and her daughter, were released "on humanitarian grounds" after Qatar's mediation efforts.
They have been identified as Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were initially taken by Hamas in Nahal Oz in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip.
"In response to Qatar's efforts, the Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) on humanitarian grounds and to prove to the American people and the world that the claims made by Biden and his fascist administration are false and baseless," Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida said on Friday. The Al-Qassam Brigades is the armed wing of Hamas.