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WATCH: Hamas ex-hostages learn they will be grandparents

Shir Siegel telling her parents, former Hamas hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel, the good news was captured on video.

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Freed American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, accompanied by his wife, Aviva, reunites with his daughters Elan, Gal and Shir, and his brother Lee, at Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) in Tel Aviv on Feb. 1, 2025. Photo by Ronen Harish/GPO.
Freed American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, accompanied by his wife, Aviva, reunites with his daughters Elan, Gal and Shir, and his brother Lee, at Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) in Tel Aviv on Feb. 1, 2025. Photo by Ronen Harish/GPO.
(July 26, 2026 / JNS)

Shir Siegel, the daughter of former Hamas hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel, shared a video on social media showing the moment she told her parents their first grandchild was on the way.

The footage, circulated online Saturday, captures the couple reacting emotionally to the news.

Keith and Aviva Siegel were previously held hostage by Hamas in Gaza before being released.

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