At around the same time as the bodies of the hostages were handed over, a Red Cross convoy carrying dozens of released Palestinian prisoners left Israel's Ofer prison.
U.S. Senate leaders condemn the participation of the Red Cross in the public displays orchestrated by the terrorist organization.
Hamas-led militants released three male Israeli hostages Saturday, parading them before a crowd in the southern Gaza Strip before handing them over to the Red Cross as part of a shaky ceasefire deal that requires Israel to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange.
Another weekend, another grotesque spectacle in Gaza. Hamas released its latest handful of Israeli hostages as part of the fragile ceasefire agreement which is expected to expire next week.
Israeli national Sagui Dekel-Chen along with two other hostages as the Gaza ceasefire remained on track after a tense week.
Sagui Dekel-Chen, a 36-year-old American-Israeli, was one of three hostages released by Hamas on Saturday morning, ending nearly a year and a half of captivity in Gaza. Alongside him, Israelis Sasha Troufanov, 29, and Iair Horn, 46, were also handed over to Red Cross officials in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.
Hamas released more Israeli hostages Saturday — including American father Sagui Dekel-Chen — after the cease-fire deal nearly imploded this week.
After nearly 500 days in captivity in Gaza, with little access to media, recently freed hostages have many questions.
Hamas handed over the coffins of four hostages early Thursday, Israeli authorities confirmed, followed soon after by the return of hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners to the West Bank and Gaza.
Hamas handed over the coffins of four hostages early Thursday, Israeli authorities confirmed, followed soon after by the return
Hamas said it would exchange the bodies of four Israeli hostages for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday (Feb 27), capping the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal. The United States said
Militants paraded Iair Horn, 46, a dual citizen of Israel and Argentina; American-Israeli Sagui Dekel ... are escorted by Hamas and islamic Jihad fighters as they are handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.