Families in the Tri-State Area impacted by the Israel-Hamas war are waiting for Israel's full cabinet to vote on the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
Chen, who has familial ties to Bloomfield, is set to be released along with Keith Siegel, another American, as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas sparked a glimmer of hope for a family with ties to Connecticut.
A man with Bloomfield ties is among multiple Israeli hostages expected to be released as a part of a ceasefire deal, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC News. An official said American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen is alive and expected to be released in the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal,
A ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas has been reached, NBC News reports, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the bloody 15-month war that has wreaked destruction and inflamed tensions across the region.
In his final foreign policy address before he leaves office next week, Biden said his administration is “working urgently” to close the agreement.