Gaza: Two American Hostages Will Be Released First From Hamas · Global Voices

Two American hostages are included in the list of hostages who will be first released from , during the six weeks that will last the “first phase” of the truce agreement with . It is reportedly Keith Siegel and Sagi Dekel-Hen, who were kidnapped from Hamas during the 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel, which was a trigger for the war in the Gaza Strip. CORVERSE Siegel was kidnapped along with his wife Aviva, who was among the hostages released in November 2023, under an agreement to exchange prisoners between Israel and Hamas. Israel launched a large-scale attack on the Gaza Strip following the massacre caused by Hamas on 7 October 2023 with an account of 1,210 dead and 251 hostages, according to a tally by the French News Agency (AFP) based on official evidence from the Israeli authorities. Since then, because of Israeli military operations in the Palestinian enclave at least 46,707 people have been killed, according to a report by the Hamas Health Ministry. After 15 months of war, Israel and Hamas reached an agreement today ending the Gaza war, the hostages will be released and humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians increased.