Hamas fighters escorting Israeli-American hostage Keith Siegel on a stage set up at the port of Gaza City during his release, Feb. 1, 2025. (Credit: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)
Israeli-American Keith Siegel was handed over to the Israeli military by the Red Cross on Saturday morning following his release in Gaza, during the third and final hostage release of the day organized by Hamas as part of the truce with Israel, AFP journalists reported.
Siegel was freed at the port of Gaza City in the north of the Gaza Strip. An hour earlier, Yarden Bibas — whose wife and two children have not returned from Gaza — and Franco-Israeli Ofer Kalderon had also been released in Khan Younis, in the south of the territory.
Meanwhile, Haaretz reported that a Hamas commander, whose death had been claimed by the Israeli military several months ago, was spotted in footage taken at the port of Gaza City during the hostage release.
Israeli media added that Franco-Israeli Ofer Kalderon, released earlier on Saturday morning by Hamas, is on his way to Sheba Hospital, where he will reunite with his family and receive medical treatment, according to a statement from the Israeli military.
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