Hamas announced on Friday that three Israeli hostages, including an American dual national and the father of the youngest hostages taken from Israel on October 7, 2023, are set to be released from Gaza on Saturday.
The captives to be freed are Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Kalderon. Siegel, an Israeli-American citizen, was taken from his home in kibbutz Kfar Aza. His wife, Aviva, who was kidnapped alongside him, was released in November 2023 as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
