Hamas releases another American with hostage release on Saturday
Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has released Names of the three hostages It is scheduled to be released on Saturday, including US and Israeli Sagui Dekel Chen, days after concerns that the Israeli ceasefire contract could collapse.
Russia, Israel Alexander Trufanov and Argentina Israel Yea Horn were accused of Hamas, Kibbutz nil Oz on October 7, 2023, and will record 497 days of being raised on Saturday.
Dekel-Chen is the second American released by Hamas since President Donald Trump re-entered the country after Keith Siegel was released on February 1st.
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Hamas has said that on Saturday, February 15, 2025, Alexander (Sasha) Troponov, 29, Sagi Dekel Chen, 36, Yaa Horn, 46, on the next hostage release.
International concerns about the stability of the ceasefire have reached new heights after Hamas He threatened not to release any more hostages. – In a direct violation of the agreement – after claiming that Israel had not promoted the transport of humanitarian aid and violated the treaty by targeting Palestinians in airstrikes.
Then, Trump said on Monday that if Hamas fails to hand over all the remaining hostages, not just the three people scheduled to be released on February 15 under the ceasefire contract, Israel should cancel the ceasefire agreement. He said.
There were concerns when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Hamas to come on Saturday on Tuesday, but he decided whether it would mean all hostages or the three people he previously agreed to. Not there.
“Israel’s formal position is that we have an agreement that should be met,” retired IDF Major General Jaakov Amidler confirmed in a discussion hosted by the National Security Institute on Thursday. It was done.
US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), will speak at a meeting held at the White House Oval Office on February 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)
“We don’t add (Trump’s) demand to keep the boats from rocking,” he said. “The question is, will Hamas reach an agreement from that side and release the three hostages?
“I don’t think Hamas will take any risks right now when this is the Washington mood,” added Amidler. “But we don’t know.”
Of the 33 hostages scheduled to be released during the first 42 days of the ceasefire, 16 have been released.
Following the first week of the Rocky Agreement, which saw the release of seven hostages, three hostages were scheduled to be released per week under terms agreed by Hamas and Israel. The final 14 hostages will be released together on February 22nd, marking the final week of the first phase.
From left: Yaden, Ariel, Ciri, and Kfir. Yalden was released by Hamas in February 2025. The fate of his family remains unknown. (Bibas Levy’s)
The IDF rated that at least eight hostages scheduled to be released in the first stage were killed while being taken prisoner in Hamas, but the number could be high as fate of Silivivus and her two young boys – Ariel, who was four years old when he was accused of with his nine-month-old brother, Kfir, remains unconfirmed by the IDF.
Hamas claims they were killed in an Israeli airstrike, but the IDF said there is no evidence to support this.
The mediator said that he was supposed to start negotiations on the terms of the release of the remaining 65 hostages earlier this month, but Amidler said he doesn’t think it’s officially started. At least 26 people scheduled for release in the second phase are rated as being killed.
In recent weeks, Hostages confirm fear They were tortured, interrogated and starved while being captured in Hamas. And the hostage status announced last week sparked protest as the hostage status announced last week pointed to similarities between the image of people who survived the Holocaust and the appearance of the three men.
The weakened Israeli hostages of Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Levi, who were held hostages by Hamas in Gaza from October 7, 2023, are taken to the stage by terrorists and are brought to the stage. He will be taken to the stage before being handed over to the 8th February 2025 at Deial Rose in the central Gaza Strip. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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The other five Americans remain in captivity, including IDF soldier Edan Alexander (19), and the only remaining Americans still rated alive, but the second in the ceasefire There are no plans to be released until the phase.
IDF soldiers Itay Chen, 19, and Omer Neutra, 22, are believed to have been killed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and their bodies continue to be held alongside Gadi and Judi Haggai. Their kibbutz.
Siegel, 65, thanked Trump for his help in securing his release, but urged him to ensure that the ceasefire is supported, saying, “Your leadership and strength are praised by all aspects.” We guarantee that it will be – it will allow everything. Hostages returning to family,” he added.