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(NewsNation) — The archetypal American hostage since the cease occurrence woody betwixt Hamas and Israel went into effect 2 weeks agone was released from Gaza City Saturday morning, on with 2 Israeli hostages.
Keith Siegel, 65, returned location to his household but not earlier an ominous fanfare arsenic Hamas paraded him successful beforehand of a ample crowd, arsenic Hamas has done with each hostage release.
Keith Siegel
This undated photograph provided by Hostages Family Forum shows Keith Siegel, who was abducted and brought to Gaza connected Oct. 7, 2023. (Hostages Family Forum via AP)Siegel’s wife, Aviva, who was besides taken hostage but released aft 51 days, celebrated her husband's release. Throughout the much than 400 days helium remained successful captivity, she vocally called for his return.
Telegraph newsman Jotam Confino joined NewsNation’s “Morning successful America with Hena Doba” aft the exchange.
“He looks precise fragile. He looks thin. He's being escorted by Hamas. It doesn't look similar he's truly capable to locomotion afloat by himself, but he's retired now," Confino said.
His woman has spoken successful Washington, D.C., aggregate times with high-level officials to get Keith retired and thanked President Donald Trump Saturday greeting for finalizing the woody to get him out.
Yarden Bibas
Yarden Bibas, 35, and Ofer Kalderon, 54, were besides released successful an earlier handoff successful Khan Younis, successful speech for the merchandise of Palestinian prisoners, marking the 4th hostage-prisoner speech of cease fire’s archetypal phase.
Hundreds gathered successful Tel Aviv’s “hostage square” to invited the recently freed hostages, galore appearing acrophobic and putting their hands unneurotic successful supplication formation.
“His (Yarden Bibas’) family, chiefly his woman and his 2 children, they person go somewhat of a awesome for Israel successful this full hostage strategy, chiefly due to the fact that they are precise young,” Confino said.
Bibas is 35, and his youngest kid was 9 months aged erstwhile helium was kidnapped. Bibas’ different lad was 4 years aged astatine the clip of the kidnapping.
“Yarden does not cognize if his woman and 2 children are live oregon dead,” Confino said.
In November 2023, Bibas was forced to grounds a hostage video that his woman and children had been killed successful an Israeli aerial strike, but it has not been confirmed.
“His nightmare is obscurity adjacent ending,” Confino said. “He's waiting for the Israeli authorities to find retired much astir his family."
Ofer Kalderson
For Kalderon, helium was reunited with his 4 children, 2 of whom were besides held by Hamas. They were kidnapped from their location connected Oct. 7, 2023, the archetypal time of the present 15-month-long war.
What's adjacent successful the Hamas-Israel cease fire?
Hostage negotiations betwixt Hamas and Israel resume connected Tuesday arsenic the 2nd signifier of the woody approaches. In this phase, Israel said it would propulsion troops from Gaza, but that remains to beryllium seen. All antheral Israeli soldiers and much Palestinian prisoners are expected to beryllium released.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to conscionable with Trump astatine the White House.
“So galore are disquieted that immoderate 2nd the full happening could interruption down. (Hamas) could execute hostages, oregon they could renew warring with Israel,” Confino said. “So, we're truly taking it time by time present successful Israel.”
