Canada, Qatar collaborate to free Hamas hostages

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada would continue to work with Qatar to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the Canada-CARICOM Summit in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 18, 2023.
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the Canada-CARICOM Summit in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada would continue to work with Qatar to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, after two American civilians were released a day before.

The Islamist group Hamas released two U.S. hostages on Friday, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were kidnapped in its attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7.

Trudeau thanked Qatar for its assistance on the hostage release in a post on social media platform X.

(Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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