Israeli hostages Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas were back on home soil after they were handed over by Palestinian militias in the south of the enclave earlier on Saturday after 484 days in captivity in the Gaza Strip.

It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Edan Alexander, 19, from Tenafly, New Jersey. Four other Americans are believed to have been killed in captivity.

Three Israeli hostages, held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for 484 days, have been released and are now on their way to being reunited with their families. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed that Keith Siegel, 65, a dual US-Israeli citizen, was handed over on Saturday afternoon in Gaza City’s port area.

The Massachusetts cousin of an Israeli hostage who was released from captivity​ on Saturday called it "a huge win" but said more needs to be done to bring the remaining hostages home.

Two released hostages, Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas, have arrived in Israel and are on their way to an initial reception point

Israeli, will be released along with Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon in exchange for about 90 Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons, the group said.