Family of American toddler held hostage says they are cautiously hopeful for her return amid deal with Hamas
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Abigail Mor Edan, a 3-year-old Israeli-American girl whose parents were gunned down in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, could be among the women and children released by the U.S.-designated terrorist organization as part of a deal with Israel.
Abigail's great-aunt, Liz Hirsh Naftali, told "CBS Mornings" her family isn't sure whether or not Abigail will be released, but she hopes the emphasis on women and children means that the toddler, who is the youngest American being held, will come home ahead of her fourth birthday on Friday.
"We have heard really nothing other than what people are hearing in the press, in the news," Liz Hirsh Naftali said on Wednesday.
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