Middle East updates: Talks start on 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire

Hanna Siegel, the niece of released American hostage Keith Siegel, told ABC News Live on Monday that her uncle is doing “remarkably well” after being released by Hamas on Saturday.

She said her uncle is “a little weak and a little thin,” but “he’s doing OK.”

Keith Siegel's brother, Lee Siegel, told ABC News his brother is "very strong," but 500 days as a hostage has taken its toll on Keith.

The family has applauded both the Biden and Trump administrations for their efforts toward establishing a ceasefire. Lee said Keith, just freed from captivity, asked, "What can I do to get the remaining 79 hostages back?"

“What we have learned over these past 15 months is that it’s only diplomacy and political agreement that is going to bring the rest of the hostages home,” Hanna Siegel said. “We are encouraging everybody involved to keep the ceasefire going.”

Hanna Siegel said it’s going to be “surreal” to see her uncle again.

“I just want to tell him that I love him and I’m so glad he’s back,” she said.

Now that Keith Siegel is reunited with loved ones, his brother said the entire family is in a "dream state."

"We can't get enough hugs, enough love, to Keith [or] from Keith," Lee Siegel said.

Seventy people have been killed in the West Bank since the beginning of 2025, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Monday.

Doctors Without Borders said it's observed a “surge of violent attacks and blockades all over the West Bank,” since the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect Jan. 19.

The ongoing Israeli operation in the West Bank, known as the “Iron Wall,” has caused “severe damage of an estimated 150-180 homes,” Doctors Without Borders said in a release Monday.

-ABC News’ Ellie Kaufman

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he’s meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in the speaker's suite at the U.S. Capitol.

"We need to be supporting Israel right now as strongly as ever. It's a critical time in the Middle East, and they've got a real dilemma on their hands. So, I think President Trump is going to echo that," Johnson told "Fox and Friends" Monday morning.

Johnson added, "Everyone in the world needs to know that America stands with Israel, and we will. Hamas can't stay in power."

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

As the Israeli military operation in Jenin continues, the mayor of the Palestinian city says 15,000 people have been displaced in Jenin camp so far. At least 100 homes have been destroyed and Israel has destroyed water lines to four hospitals, according to the mayor.

The Israel Defense Forces said it continues to disperse "celebratory gatherings and riots" in reaction to the release of Palestinian prisoners as a result of the ceasefire deal.

-ABC News' Nasser Atta