Israel Prime Minister's Office/Israel Prime Minister's Office/TNS
A teenage girl from Evanston who was held hostage for almost two weeks by the terrorist group Hamas has returned to the Chicago area, Israeli Consul General Yinam Cohen announced Monday evening. Natalie Raanan, 18, and her mother Judith Raanan, 59, were released into Red Cross custody Oct. 20 and then into Israel, where they received medical treatment and reunited with family. Both are dual citizens of the United States and Israel. The pair had been visiting relatives at the Nahal Oz kibbutz in southern Israel when Hamas attacked Oct. 7, kidnapping them along with more than 200 others. More th...
