The American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chan, 36, was one of the three hostages released by Hamas on Saturday morning after being captured in Gaza for almost a year and a half. The other two hostages who handed over to the Red Cross staff in the southern city of Gaza Khan Yunis were Israeli Sasha Trthanov, 29 years old, and Iair Hoor, 46.
The men brought the Hamas operatives in Han UNIS, and everyone went without obvious serious injuries, and they read statements, but Israeli television did not broadcast audio remarks.
Israeli defense forces confirmed shortly after the Red Cross transported people to IDF and that they crossed the gas border to Israel.
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“Currently, the returns hostage is going to the original reception in southern Israel, where they will be reunited with their families,” the IDF said. “
All three men were stolen during Hamas terrorist attacks October 7, 2023From Kibbut Nir to Oz near the gas border where they lived. Two contained Hamas, and one spent another militant in Gaza, Islamic jihad.
The Dekel-Chan worked at the Nir OZ machine shop when Hamas was attacked on October 7. He collided with terrorists and was taken hostage, according to hostages and missing families representing the families who were confiscated on that day.
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His father Jonathan, who lives in New York, told CBS News in September 2024 that the Dekel-Cheen- “Father of Three Little Girls”, the youngest of which he has not yet met.
On October 7, his seven-month-old wife survived with her two little girls, “said Jonathan Dekel-Chan at the time” face the nation. “IDF released a photo of Sagui on Saturday, reunited with his wife Avitals.
Personal, engineer Amazon, immigrated to Israel from the Soviet Union, the forum said. His father died during the October 7 attack. His grandmother, mother and girlfriend were hostage, but then released in the framework of the pre -exchange with Hamas in November 2023.
Horn, 46, was born in Argentina and was abducted with his brother Aiton on October 7. Aitton remains in captivity, the hostage and the missing families reports.
“The shocking footage of those who survived with hostages, from the Saturday and the last signs of life, prove that time is exhausted for those who are still held captive,” the forum said on Friday. “We must achieve a comprehensive and immediate agreement without gaps and delay to return all hostages – alive for rehabilitation and deceased for proper burial.”
Jamas said on Thursday Thursday that it will continue to release the hostages according to the ceasefire terms and the hostage release agreement with Israel after Speaking a few days earlier that he will delay the planned exchange on Saturday, accusing Israel of violations of the transaction.
Hamas, which ruled Gaza for almost two decades but long appointed terrorist organization Israel and the United States, accused Israel on Monday of violating the agreement without providing emergency housing and other essentials for hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel warned that if it did not continue on Saturday, it was planned, he would restore the hostilities in Gaza. According to the terms of the transaction, Israel will release dozens of Palestinians from prisons in exchange for the release of three hostages.
Both Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the agreement several times, but it has remained in force since its implementation began on January 19.
The transaction consists of three stages, and in the current six -week first stage is a total of 33 Israeli hostages released in exchange for thousands of Palestinian prisoners. As of Saturday, 24 Israeli hostages have been released since the ceasefire began.
Negotiations in the second stage of the transaction began, which, if you agree, will see even more final hostages and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Israel launched a 15-month war against Hamas in Gaza in response to a terrorist attack on October 7, which killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 251 people. More than 48,000 people were killed in the gas, the Palestinian Ministry of Health of the Palestinian territory reports.
Independent tests from external organizations have estimated the number of dead With the closest up to 64,000.