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Two Israeli women were released from Hamas captivity on Monday evening, more than two weeks after being kidnapped to Gaza during the October 7 massacres.

They are Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, and Nurit Cooper, 79, both of Kibbutz Nir Oz. Yocheved was kidnapped along with her husband, Oded Lifshitz (83), while Nurit was kidnapped with her husband, 80-year-old Amiram. Oded and Amiram were not released.

The grandson of Yocheved Lifshitz, who was released from Gaza on Monday after being abducted by Hamas on October 7, said that the family is “happy and satisfied with the official announcement” about the return of the two Israeli hostages and added that he hopes that this is “just the beginning of what’s to come.”