By james art 
G -n Siegel, 65 -year -old, went to the stage, placed by the sea in the town of Gaza, before the fighters hand it over to waiting for Red Cross officials.
Earlier, the fighters released 35-year-old Yarden Bibs, and the Franco-Israeli offer Calderon, 54-year-old, on the Red Cross in similar scenes in the city of Khan Eunice in the southern Gaza strip.
All three were abducted during the attack, led by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, causing the war.
The truce, which began on January 19, is aimed at winding the most deadly and most destructive war, led by Israel and the militant group Hamas.
The fragile deal is conducted for nearly two weeks, stopping the fighting and allowed increased help to enter the small coastal territory.
A total of 33 Israeli hostages are expected to be released in exchange for nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners during the original six weeks of the truce.
Israel says he received information from Hamas that eight of these hostages were killed either in the initial Hamas attack or were killed in captivity.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the release of Franco-Israeli citizen Mr. Calderon, noting that another French citizen remains hostage.
“Calderon is free! We share the great relief and joy of his family after 483 days of unimaginable hell “, Macron published at X.
“Our thoughts are with Ohad Yahalomi, still in the hands of Hamas and his family. France is doing his best to secure his immediate release. “
The wounded Palestinians are also expected to be allowed to leave a gas for Egypt through the intersection of Rafa.
Ofer Kalderon Est Libre! Nous Partageons Le Soulagement et La Joie Indmensions de Sem Proches Après 483 Jours d’un enfer inimaginable.
Nous Pensons à Ohad Yahalomi, Toujours Aux Mains du Hamas, Et à Sa Famille. La France met tout en œuvre pour parvenir à sa libération sans délai.
– Emmanuel Macron (@emmanuelmacron) February 1, 2025
It was the only starting point for the Palestinians during the war before Israel closed it in May. On Friday, a civil mission of the European Union was located to prepare for the re -opening of the intersection.
Repeating will mark another key step in the first phase of the cessation of fire, which calls on the return of the Palestinians to North Gaza and an increase in humanitarian aid to the devastated territory.
The health ministry said 50 patients and injured children were intended to be evacuated by crossing Rafa, along with 61 satellites.
G -n Siegel, originally by Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was taken hostage by Kibbutz Kfar Aza, along with his wife, Aviva Seagl. It was released during the termination of fire in 2023 and held a high -profile releasing profile campaign and other hostages.
Meanwhile, the release of G -n Bibas attracted renewed attention to the fate of his wife Shiri and their two young sons. All four were captured by Kibbutz Nir Oz.
A video of their abduction by armed men has shown that width is waving in a blanket with its two red-headed boys, four and CFI, only nine months at that time.
Kfir was the youngest of about 250 people taken captive on October 7, and his difficult situation quickly appeared helplessness and anger that taking hostages was stirring in Israel, where the Bibs family became the name of a household.
Hamas said she was also killed in Israeli air strike. Israel did not confirm this, but recently a military speaker acknowledged serious concern about his fates.
Like Bibs, Calderon is also captured by Kibbutz Nir Oz.
In Kfar Saba, north of Tel Aviv, the family of Calderon hugs and cheered as they saw the images of him climb to the stage in Han Eunis and be transferred to the Red Cross.
The two Children of the Calderon – Erez and Sahar, were abducted with him and released during the end of fire in November 2023. Family members said they were unable to recover from their ordeal until their father was Return.
“We’re sorry it took so much time, a buzz,” said Aal Calderon. “We will soon be a whole family again. We hope that other families will soon feel like this until the last family. “
The dozens of Palestinian prisoners, who will be released from Israel on Saturday, include people serving long and life sentences.
More than 100 hostages were released during the termination of fire during the week in November 2023. About 80 more hostages are still in gas, at least one -third of them consider dead. Israel says Hamas has confirmed that eight of the 33 will be released in the first phase of the reconciliation are dead.
Next week, Israel and Hamas were determined to start negotiating the second phase of the termination of fire, which calls for the release of the other hostages and extending the truce indefinitely. The war can be resumed in early March if an agreement is not reached.
Israel says he is still committed to destroying Hamas, even after the belligerent group confirmed his rule over Gaza within hours after the last termination of fire. A major right -wing partner in the Benjamin Netanyahu coalition calls on the war to resume after the first phase of the cessation of fire.
Hamas says he will not release the other hostages without end of war and complete withdrawal of Israel from Gaza.