Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapper. We start today with breaking news to American

hostages have been released by Hamas. And any moment we expect to hear from the Secretary

of State Anthony Blinken after a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister's office confirmed

that Judith Ranan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie are now back from the Gaza Strip.

Let's listen into Secretary of State Blinken.

No reply, Hamas. Since October 7th, we're released. These two Americans are now safely

in the hands of Israeli authorities in Israel. We expect the team from the U.S. Embassy

to see them very shortly. Over the coming hours, they'll receive any support and assistance

that they need. And of course, we're very anxious to be able to reunite them with their

loved ones. We welcome their release. We share in the relief that their families, friends

and loved ones are feeling. But there are still 10 additional Americans who remain unaccounted

for in this conflict. We know that some of them are being held hostage by Hamas, along

with an estimated 200 other hostages held in Gaza.

They include men, women, young boys, young girls, elderly people, from many nations. Every

single one of them should be released. Since the early hours of this crisis, the President

has made clear that he will do everything possible to secure the release of every hostage

during my own recent travel of the region. I emphasize the urgency and importance of this

to the United States and pressed our partners to do everything they can to help us secure

the release. Since that time, we continue to work relentlessly with partners to do just that.

I can't speak publicly about the details of these efforts. I know you understand that.

But the urgent work to free every single American, to free all other hostages continues.

As does our work to secure the safe passage out of Gaza for the Americans who are trapped there.

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