Three Hostages Are With Israeli Forces

February 15, 2025 4:12 am

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas-led militants have released three male Israeli hostages, 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. The Red Cross delivered the three — Iair Horn, 46, a dual citizen of Israel and Argentina; American-Israeli Sagui Dekel Chen, 36; and Rusian-Israeli Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov, 29 — to the Israeli military. All were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, a hard-hit community in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war. They appeared pale and worn, but seemed to be in better physical condition than the three men released last Saturday, who had emerged emaciated from 16 months of captivity.