FILE – An Israeli soldier watches protesters block the path for humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip at the Nitzana border crossing with Egypt in southern Israel Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. The family of two American brothers trapped in Gaza says Israeli forces have detained the two U.S. citizens in a raid on their home Thursday, Feb. 8. The U.S. Embassy in Israel said the U.S. was aware of the reported detention and is in contact with Israeli authorities. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

The family of two Americans detained by Israeli forces in a pre-dawn raid in Gaza called on US President Joe Biden’s administration to secure their release. Hashem Alagha, 20, and Borak Alagha, 18, Palestinian Americans born and raised in a suburb of Chicago, were taken from the house where they were sheltering, to the west of Khan Younis. They were with their mother, father, uncle and younger siblings when Israeli troops stormed the site.

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