Islamists in Gaza release three more hostages

DPA

Sat, February 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM UTC

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Israelis watch a live broadcast of the release of the three Israeli hostages Sagui Dekel Chen, Alexander Sasha Troufanov and Yair Horn, who had been held captive since October 7, 2023. The militant Palestinian organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad have released three more men kidnapped from Israel, with a live television broadcast showing the hostages being handed over to representatives of the Red Cross in Gaza. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

The militant Palestinian organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad released three more men kidnapped from Israel on Saturday, with a live television broadcast showing the hostages being handed over to representatives of the Red Cross in Gaza.

The three men are Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov, 29, Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, and Iair Horn, 46.

The handover happened after a week in which there were fears that the agreement to allow for the return of the hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners was on the brink of collapse. Last-minute negotiations managed to avoid this.