Ofer Calderon, Yarden Bibas and Keith Siegal were released on Shabbos morning after 484 days of captivity in Gaza on Shabbos and are safely in Israel.

Yarden Bibas, 35, and Ofer Calderon, 54, were released first, with Hamas transferring them to the Red Cross in Khan Younis in southern Gaza at about 8:30 a.m. Keith Siegal, 65, was released about two hours later at the Gaza City port.

“Ceremonies” were held during both releases, with the hostages forced onto a stage but the huge unruly crowds seen in the the previous releases were not present.

Hamas terrorists gave Keith Siegal two “goodie bags,” with one of them reportedly a “gift” for his wife Avivah, who was freed from captivity in November 2023.

The three were transferred to IDF forces who drove them across the border to an IDF facility near Re’eim where they received initial medical evaluations and met with family members.

Ofer Kalderon is brought on stage by Hamas terrorists:

Keith Siegel is brought on stage by Hamas terrorists:

Yarden and Ofer are transferred to IDF forces:

Keith is transferred to IDF forces:

Yarden reunites with his father and sister:

Ofer Calderon reunites with his four children, two of whom were abducted on October 7 and were returned to Israel in the November 2023 deal:

American-Israeli citizen Keith Siegal reunites with his three daughters and his brother:

Yarden Bibas’s arrival at the hospital, where he was reunited with his mother, was bittersweet as his wife and children are still in Gaza and there is “grave concerns for their lives.” Israel has pressured Hamas to confirm the condition of his wife Shiri, and two small children Ariel and Kfir.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu released a statement on the release on Motzei Shabbos:

Who Are Ofer, Keith & Yarden?

Yarden Bibas was abducted from his home on Kibbutz Nir Oz with his wife Shiri and two young son Ariel and Kfir, who are still in Gaza.

Hamas claimed shortly after the war began that Shiri and the boys were killed in an IDF airstrike but never provided proof. They then published a cruel propaganda video of Yarden being told that his wife and children are dead.

Israel demanded from Hamas on Thursday to reveal the condition of Shiri and her sons but has not yet received any information.

Ofer Kalderon, 54, is a French-Israeli citizen who was abducted on October 7 from his home on Kibbutz Nir Oz with two of his four children.

His children, Sahar, 16, and Erez, 12, were released in the November 2023 deal with Hamas.

US-Israeli citizen Keith Siegal, 65,  was abducted from his home on Kibbutz Kfar Azza with his wife Aviva, who was freed in the November 2023 deal.

Keith, a father of four and a grandfather, is originally from North Carolina and made aliyah at age 21.

Keith’s mother died in December 2024, while he was still in captivity.

(YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)