Trump envoy Steve Witkoff tells reporters in Tel Aviv that an American hostage is slated to be released “tomorrow.”
Asked about efforts to ensure the US hostages are returned, Witkoff says “we’re on top of it all — one is coming out tomorrow.”
It was not immediately clear if Witkoff meant to say that a hostage with US citizenship would be released on Friday, or if he instead meant Saturday, when three more hostages are slated to be freed.
US media reports had indicated that American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel was going to be freed today along with Agam Berger and Arbel Yehoud, but instead Gadi Mozes has been released.
The other hostages with US citizenship who are believed to still be alive are Edan Alexander — who is not slated for release in the first stage — and Sagui Dekel-Chen, who is expected to be freed in the coming weeks.
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