Get ready for a harsh reality tomorrow.
Hamas and Israel have exchanged lists of hostages and prisoners they will exchange in the latest swap in the first phase of the cease-fire agreement. American Keith Siegel is finally among those who will return from Gaza, presumably alive, as well as two other Israeli men. And that may mean heartbreak for Israelis who had hoped that his wife and two children were still alive:
Three Israeli hostages slated for release by Hamas from Gaza on Saturday were named Friday as Ofer Calderon, 54, Keith Siegel, 65, and Yarden Bibas, 35, officials said.
Israeli officials said that the families had been notified and that Israel accepted the Hamas list.
Siegel, a dual Israeli-US citizen originally from North Carolina, was taken captive with his wife Aviva from Kibbutz Kfar Aza during the Hamas-led invasion and massacre in southern…
