WASHINGTON — An American woman is among the 16 Israeli and foreign hostages Hamas released Wednesday from the Gaza Strip under a truce set to expire Thursday morning.
The Palestinian militants abducted dual Israeli-American citizen Liat Beinin Atzili, a high school teacher and guide at Israel’s Holocaust Museum Yad Vashem, from Kibbutz Nir Oz last month. Hamas also took hostage her husband Aviv, who remains in captivity.
"Jill and I are deeply gratified that she will soon be reunited with her three children and her father, who have been wracked with worry for her safety," President Joe Biden said in a statement.
“We remain determined to secure the release of every person taken hostage by Hamas during its brutal terrorist assault on Israel on October 7, including Liat’s husband Aviv,” Biden said.
