标志着超过15个月的致命冲突的结束，以色列和哈马斯达成了协议停火协议周三，这包括释放双方扣押的俘虏。
在美国、埃及和卡塔尔的调停下，以色列和哈马斯经过数月的谈判后，这项协议在卡塔尔的多哈宣布。
在停火协议的其他条款中，哈马斯代表团同意释放被关押在加沙的33名以色列人质，无论生死，以换取释放1000名巴勒斯坦囚犯。
一名白宫高级官员周三告诉记者，释放三名活着的美国-以色列人质将包括在协议中，尽管分两个不同的阶段进行。
据这名官员称，36岁的萨吉·德克-陈(Sagui Dekel-Chen)和65岁的基思·西格尔(Keith Siegel)预计都将被释放，西格尔因年龄符合释放条件，德克-陈因受伤符合条件，这名官员指出，他是在2023年10月7日被枪杀的，当时冲突始于哈马斯在以色列南部的恐怖袭击。
据该官员称，20岁的伊丹·亚历山大将进入释放的第二阶段，因为他曾在以色列国防军服役。这位官员指出，他昨晚与亚历山大的父亲进行了交谈，美国仍然完全致力于让他获释。
“我们致力于让所有美国人，这些是美国-以色列公民，所有人都离开加沙，不管是活着的还是活着的。这是我们的承诺，”这位官员说。
协议的第一阶段将于1月19日周日开始，为期六周，包括释放33名以色列人质，以及人数不详的1000名巴勒斯坦囚犯。
据哈马斯代表团称，还将有两个阶段来完成协议的条款。
以色列官员说，他们政府的内阁将于周四开会批准这项协议。
乔·拜登总统在停火宣布后发表了一份声明，指出被哈马斯扣为人质的美国公民将如何被纳入停火释放协议。
拜登在一份声明中说:“这项协议将停止加沙的战斗，向巴勒斯坦平民提供急需的人道主义援助，并让被关押超过15个月的人质与家人团聚。”
拜登说，他决心将7名美国人质带回家，据信其中3人还活着。
哈马斯和以色列释放的所有人质的身份尚未公开。
已经死亡的美国公民人质的尸体被认为仍在哈马斯手中，包括19岁的Itay Chen，22岁的Omer Neutra，以及70岁的已婚夫妇Judith Weinstein和73岁的Gadi Haggai。
据以色列官员称，自哈马斯于2023年10月7日袭击以色列开始冲突以来，该激进组织共劫持了251名人质，其中94人仍留在加沙。据官员称，在94人中，至少有34人死亡。
Who are the American hostages being released in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal?
Marking an end to more than 15 months of deadly conflict, Israel and Hamas reached aceasefire dealon Wednesday that includes the release of captives held by both parties.
The agreement was announced in Doha, Qatar, after months of negotiations between Israel and Hamas were mediated by facilitators from the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
Among other provisions in the ceasefire, the Hamas delegation agreed to release 33 Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, dead and alive, in exchange for the release of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.
The release of three American-Israeli hostages who are alive will be included in the agreement, though in two different phases, a senior White House official told reporters on Wednesday.
Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, and Keith Siegel, 65, are both expected to be released, with Sigel qualifying for release due to age, and Dekel-Chen qualifying because of injury, according to the official who noted he was shot on Oct. 7, 2023, when the conflict began with a terrorist attack by Hamas in southern Israel.
Edan Alexander, 20, will be in the second phase of releases because of his service with the Israel Defense Forces, according to the official. The official noted that he spoke with Alexander's father last night, and that the U.S. remains fully committed to getting him released.
"We are committed to getting all Americans, these are American-Israeli citizens, all of them out of Gaza, whether living or remains. That is our commitment," the official said.
The first phase of the deal will begin on Sunday, Jan. 19, which will take place over six weeks, and will include the release of the 33 Israeli hostages, as well as an undetermined number of the 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Two more phases would follow to complete the terms of the agreement, according to the Hamas delegation.
Israeli officials said their government's cabinet will convene on Thursday to approve the deal.
President Joe Biden released a statement following the ceasefire announcement, noting how American citizens held hostage by Hamas will be included in the ceasefire release agreement.
"This deal will halt the fighting in Gaza, surge much-needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians, and reunite the hostages with their families after more than 15 months in captivity," Biden said in a statement.
Biden said he is determined to bring seven American hostages home, three of whom are believed to be alive, he said.
The identities of all the hostages being released by Hamas and Israel have yet to be made public.
Hostages with American citizenship who have died and whose bodies are believed to remain with Hamas include Itay Chen, 19, Omer Neutra, 22, and married couple Judith Weinstein, 70, and Gadi Haggai, 73.
Since the conflict began when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the militant group has taken a total of 251 hostages, according to Israeli officials, with 94 remaining in Gaza. Of the 94, at least 34 are dead, according to officials.
