William Gretsky

Oct 25, 2023 | southernillinoisnow.com | Max Golembo |Melissa Griffin |Nadine El-Bawab |William Gretsky

(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Otis is now the strongest hurricane on record to hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast, making landfall as a Category 5 with winds up to 165 mph. On Wednesday, Hurricane Otis strengthened to a Category 5 storm as it made landfall in Mexico, where it was expected to bring “catastrophic damage,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane, which had been a tropical storm as of Tuesday morning, rapidly intensified within 24 hours.

Oct 20, 2023 | kgfw.com | Bill Hutchinson |William Gretsky |Patricio Chile

(WASHINGTON) — The long nightmare in captivity for two of the hostages taken by Hamas during its deadly surprise attack on Israel has ended, Israeli authorities said. The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed to ABC News that two American women were released by Hamas to the Red Cross and are now back in Israel. The women were identified as Judith Raanan, 59, and her daughter, Natalie Raanan, 17, the IDF said. Their conditions were not immediately clear. The Raanans are from Illinois.

Oct 20, 2023 | yahoo.com | Bill Hutchinson |William Gretsky |Patricio Chile |Ivan Pereira

The long nightmare in captivity for two of the hostages taken by Hamas during its deadly surprise attack on Israel has ended, Israeli authorities said. Judith Raanan, 59, and her daughter, Natalie Raanan, 17, were released by Hamas to the Red Cross and are now back in Israel, Israel Defense Forces said. Their conditions were not immediately clear. The Raanans are from Illinois.

Oct 19, 2023 | willmarradio.com | Bill Hutchinson |William Gretsky |Patricio Chile

(WASHINGTON) -- The long nightmare in captivity for two of the hostages taken by Hamas during its deadly surprise attack on Israel has ended, Israeli authorities said. The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed to ABC News that two American women were released by Hamas and are back in Israel. The women were identified as Judith Raanan, 59, and her daughter, Natalie Raanan, 17, the IDF said. Their conditions were not immediately clear. The Raanans are from Illinois.

Oct 8, 2023 | kq2.com | William Gretsky

In the wake of Hamas' attack on Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said, "I call on the opposition leaders to immediately establish a national emergency government without preconditions.""The people are united, and now the leadership needs to unite," he said, translated from Hebrew. Netanyahu said Israeli's strikes on Hamas "have only begun.""We have eliminated many hundreds of terrorists and we will not stop there," he said.