Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants secure the area as Red Cross representatives wait for the handover of Thai and Israeli hostages in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Edan Alexander, 19, from Tenafly, New Jersey. Four other Americans are believed to have been killed in captivity.

Keith Siegel, a U.S. citizen, was released by Hamas as part of ongoing negotiations under the Gaza ceasefire deal that began last month. He was released alongside two other male Israeli hostages — Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas.