American Sagui Dekel Chen is “home and safe” with his family, one day after he was released by Hamas, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Sunday. Chen was among the three men released in Khan

The 36-year-old American Israeli dual national was released with Russian Israeli Alexander Troufanov, 29, and Iair Horn, 46, who was born in Argentina.

Three men paraded on stage by gunmen in southern Gaza before being handed over to Red Cross; Dekel-Chen ecstatic to hear about 3rd daughter, born two months after his abduction; Troufanov told father murdered Oct.

Alexandre (“Sasha”) Troufanov, 29, who has dual Russian citizenship, had been held by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, while American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, and Argentinian-Israeli Yair Horn, 46, were captives of Hamas.

In exchange for the three men, Hamas demanded that Israel release 369 Palestinian prisoners, including dozens who are serving life sentences.

Hamas-led militants released three male Israeli hostages Saturday and. Israeli forces began releasing hundreds of prisoners in return in latest ceasefire swap.

Dekel-Chen is the last American citizen held hostage by Hamas set to be freed during the current ceasefire. After days of brinksmanship in which both Hamas and Israel threatened to breach their current ceasefire, Hamas has named three more Israeli hostages that it will release in accordance with the ceasefire’s terms on Saturday.

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