Hamas to let 3 other hostages, including an American citizen, as part of a fragile truck
Terror Group Hamas has published two other hostages, with a third, American-based citizen Keith Siegel, who is expected to be released later on Saturday as part of the fire interruption agreement with Israel.
Hamas handed over Kalderon and Yarden Bibas to the Red Cross, and both were expected to be handed over to the IDF soldiers.
Siegel, 65, grew up in North Carolina and moved into Israel as a young man, becoming a double American-Israeli citizen. He and his wife Aviva settled in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Since then he has held in Gaza October 7th2023, when they were both abducted from their home during the Hamas massacre.
Aviva Siegel, who was liberated in the last hostage agreement in November, Fox News said earlier About her fears for his deterioration of health, emphasizing that the struggle is not over until all hostages return. In addition to Siegel, the French-Israeli offers of Calderon and Yarden Bibasa were also released. Bibas’s wife and two young children remain in captivity.
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Siegel would be the first American liberated in accordance with the current fire interruption agreement. So far, 10 Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals have been published on October 7th. Six Americans remain In Gaza. Among them, Sagui Dekel-Chen, a 36-year-old father of three, is expected to be released soon. Another prisoner, Edan Alexander, 21, of New Jersey, served in IDF when he took. Hamas also holds the bodies of the deceased hostages.
Hamas called Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon as the next three hostages released. (The hostage forum and missing families)
Providing the release of American citizens and other hostages remains a major priority for President Donald Trump, who warned that Hamas would face “All hell pay” If they failed to adhere to. The delegate of the White House Steve Witkoff, carefully overlooking the situation, recently became the first US official to visit Gaza in 15 years. “There is almost nothing left of Gaza,” Witkoff told Axios, estimating that full reconstruction could last 10 to 15 years. He stressed that the progression of the hostage agreement is crucial for the stabilization of the region and the wider diplomatic effort, including conversations on the normalization of Saudi Israel.
For families Of those who are still in captivity, the fight is far from the end. Yechi Yehoud, father Published hostage Arbel Yehoud who was released on Thursday, made an emotional statement about his daughter’s return.
“Arbel has returned to us with reasonable health, given the devil she endured. Heroic survived to the very end, showing immeasurable courage. We are here and to express his gratitude to President Trump and his special envoy in the Middle East, Mr. Steve Witkoff, who knew how to speak ‘Trump’s language’ in the Middle East and affect the full diplomatic pressure to return the hostages … We will not rest until we know that they return with us, alive!
The chaos scenes in Khan Younis, as hostages, gadio Moses and Arbel Yehud were forced to walk on foot through the Palestinian mob until waiting for the Red Cross vehicle on January 30, 2025. (Majdi Fathi/TPS-Il)
The consent, which temporarily stopped the brutal 15-month war, takes place in stages. Each phase includes a gradual release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and increased humanitarian aid in gauze. However, the procedure faced dawn, including horrible scenes this week when Hamas paradated hostage before the furious mob, threatening their safety. The chaotic handover of the Red Cross caused anger in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He briefly stopped the reciprocal release of Palestinian prisoners, warning Hamas of further disorders.
The current plan includes additional hostage editions in the coming weeks, and 33 prisoners are expected to be released for six weeks. In return, Israel will release 2,000 Palestinian safety prisoners, including 250-300 convicted for deadly attacks, and enable increased humanitarian aid in Gaza. Whether Hamas will fully fill it remains uncertain, bringing a fragile truce at risk.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with a special envoy of US President Donald Trump in the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. (Photo Prime Minister -ov Media Advisor)
In the midst of a negotiations on the interruption of fire, Netanyahu accepted the invitation of President Trump to visit Washington on February 4th, which made him the first foreign leader to meet Trump in the second term. The visit will focus on hostage work, discussions about the cessation of fire and the broader security problems, including the renewal of Iran and Gaza.
