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President Donald Trump presented an award for strength, resilience, and faith to Judith Raanan, recently freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at a golf event hosted by Rabbi Dovid and Chana Vigler, directors of Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens, FL. pic.twitter.com/qvQhoQC1pp
— Yossi Farro (@FarroYossi) December 10, 2024
Raanan, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen based in the Chicago area, gave Trump a drawing she had made and described the trauma of her captivity. She expressed her trust in the incoming president and urged him to work towards a deal to free the remaining 96 hostages who have been held captive for the past 14 months.
“Please do everything possible to bring the 100 hostages home,” she said to Trump.
Hamas released Raanan, then 59, and her then-17-year-old daughter, Natalie, on Oct. 20, 2023, for “humanitarian reasons.”
Adam Boehler, Donald Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs, previously said, “I have a strong conviction that we will bring everyone home—both those alive and those who are not. The president’s insistence on achieving this before his inauguration has already catalyzed significant progress in negotiations.”
