American Israeli hostage Saguy Dekelchen hugs his wife in nearly 500 days
Hostages in America and Israel Sagui Dekel Chen hugged his wife nearly 500 days away in heartwarming photos and videos taken Saturday after Hamas’ release.
A scene captured at a reception point in Israel shows 36-year-old Abitardekelchen hugging and kissing him. Palestinian terrorist group On October 7th, 2023, an attack on the country. Dekel-Chen’s parents are also seen welcoming him to the house.
“Our heart hurts everything he misses, but now unlike many others, he’s here,” his family said in a statement to the Associated Press. .
Like previous exchanges, Saturday’s hostage release was choreographed in large numbers, with prisoners walking to the stage in front of the crowd of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip talking to Mike. Dozens of masked armed Hamas fighters lined up near the stage, decorated with Palestinian flags and extremist factions flags.
Sagui Dekel Chen will be seen accepting his wife, Avital Dekel Chen at an Israeli reception on Saturday, February 15th, following Hamas’ release. (IDF)
The AP went down the stage during the hostage release, making Chen appear limp.
Other hostages released were 29-year-old Alexander (Sasha) Torfanov and 46-year-old Iair Horn. Torfanov has Israeli and Russian citizenship, while Horn is a double citizen of Israel and Argentina.
The three were accused of by Hamas of Kibbutz Nir Oz in the terrorist group’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. War in Gaza.
Sagui Dekel-Chen’s mother and father also welcomed him to Israel on Saturday, February 15th. (IDF)
In return for the release of hostages, Israel began resigning 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The bus carrying the first released prisoners arrived in Beitonia, a town on the West Bank, where they were greeted by a cheering crowd of relatives and supporters.
Some people showed Gantt and Palestinian Red Crescent Emergency Service said four people were immediately taken for treatment.
Israeli hostage Iair Horn, 46, left, Sagui Dekel Chen, 36, Center Left, 29, Alexander Troufanov, right, Hamas and Islamic Jihad Fighters are handed over to the Red Cross of Khan Younis on the Gaza Strip. will be escorted. Saturday, February 15th. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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This is the sixth swap since the ceasefire came into effect on January 19th. Before Saturday, 21 hostages and more than 730 Palestinian prisoners were released during the first phase of the ceasefire.
Fox News’ Landon Mion and the Associated Press contributed to this report.