Two out of three American hostages are part of the 33 captives that Hamas will release. This action is in line with the truce deal they struck with Israel, which started on Sunday. The hostages had been held for 15 months until their imminent release.

Israel confirmed Sunday Sagui Dekel-Chen and Keith Siegel are on Hamas’ list of hostages to be freed in the first phase of the deal — which took effect at 11:15 a.m. local time on Sunday following an hours-long delay.

In addition to the Americans, the Bibas family — including 2-year-old Kfir and 5-year-old Ariel — are on the list of Gaza-held captives that will be freed.

“We are waiting for each and every one of you,” the official Israel X account posted.

Sixty hostages are believed to be alive in Gaza. Another 37 are dead, with their remains in the hands of Hamas terrorists.

Keith Siegel, 65, and his wife Aviva were brutally abducted from their home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza during Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

The couple was held captive together until Aviva was released as part of a hostage exchange in November 2023.

Keith Siegel, a native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was featured in a video released by the terror group back in April 2024.

Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, was living in Kibbutz Nir-Oz with his wife and two children when he was taken from his home by Hamas.

Dekel-Chen’s father, Jonathan was born in Connecticut and both have US citizenship.

New Jersey-native Edan Alexander, the third remaining American hostage, will not be released in the initial phase of the cease-fire.

The Bibas family — mom Shiri, 33, dad Yarden, 34 and their two children Ariel and Kfir were kidnapped together by terrorists on Oct. 7 and dragged to Gaza.

Video of the kidnapping, and the young age of the Bibas children has drawn significant attention to their case in both Israel and around the world.

Kfir, the youngest hostage of the war, was taken when he was only 9 months old — meaning he has spent most of his life in captivity in the hands of Hamas terrorists.

The toddler has never celebrated a birthday outside of captivity.

Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher are set to be the first hostages released by Hamas on Sunday.

The agreement was delayed by both sides after Hamas experienced a “technical” issue with the names.

It was not clear when the women would be released.

The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas nearly crumbled Sunday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the militant group of failing to fulfill their end of the pact when they didn’t release the names of the captives slated to be released before the deal was meant to begin.

The 11th-hour snag was resolved three hours later and the cease-fire went into effect at 11:15 a.m. local time.

During the delay, Israel bombed the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, killing at least 13 people, Reuters reported.