A Chicago-area mother and daughter visiting family in Israel are among the missing Americans feared kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, relatives said.
Judith Tai Raanan and Natalie Raanan were in Nahal Oz, a small village near the Gaza Strip, when Hamas attacked and destroyed several towns on Saturday, taking more than 150 people hostage, CNN reported.
Judith’s brother and Natalie’s father said they had not heard from either of them and feared they had been abducted by terrorists following horrific videos and images of Hamas abducting women during their coordinated attacks.
“My daughter and her mother used to [captured] by HAMAS,” Uri Raanan’s father said in a desperate Facebook post.
Adi Leviatan, Judith’s brother, told CNN that his sister and niece had arrived in Israel last Monday, but he had not heard from them since the weekend violence.
Natalie Raanan, of Illinois, was among the Americans who went missing in Israel following the Hamas attack on Saturday. Facebook/Keren Cohen Natalie was accompanied by her mother Judith Tai Raanan on a trip to visit family near the Gaza Strip, with mother and daughter feared to have been kidnapped by Hamas. Facebook/Cool Cohen
The family is still in contact with the US Embassy, which is working to confirm the status of the American citizen reported missing in Israel.
President Biden has confirmed that at least 11 Americans were killed by Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, but officials have not yet said how many US citizens are missing. Earlier Monday, the State Department said there were nine Americans killed.
“We can confirm that there are unknown US citizens, and we are working with our Israeli partners to determine their location,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
A horrifying video has emerged of a terrorist group kidnapping more than 150 people in Israel. AP The extremist group has celebrated the kidnapping and murder of more than 700 people in Israel. Getty Images
Neither the Americans killed in the conflict nor the missing have been identified by US officials.
The State Department did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Officials say a team of US veterans is preparing to fly out to help rescue Americans trapped in Israel, with the Embassy urging US citizens to prepare for emergency evacuations.
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