Israel received through intermediaries — Egypt and Qatar — the names of three hostages that Hamas intends to release on Saturday, the Prime Minister's office reported. These are Alexander Trufanov, Sagui Dekel-Chen, and Yair Horn. All three were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz
Alexander Trufanov was 27 years old when he was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and now, after two birthdays in captivity, he is to be released as part of the upcoming ceasefire agreement regarding hostages.
As referred to by Israeli media, the Ukrainian-Russian Israeli was abducted along with his parents, grandmother, and his partner Samir Cohen. The female relatives and Cohen were released as part of the November deal, and his father was killed in captivity. Alexander's childhood friend told Haaretz that Trufanov still does not know about his father's death.
36-year-old Sagui Dekel-Chen holds American citizenship. His wife gave birth to their third child shortly after his abduction. The child was named Shahar, which in Hebrew means “the first light that comes after darkness.”
Sagui's father, Professor Yonatan Dekel-Chen, noted in an interview with the newspaper Times that his son still does not know that his children and wife survived the attack.
During the attack, the terrorists wounded Sagui's mother and attempted to abduct her, but she managed to escape. Before leaving his home to fend off the terrorists, Sagui locked his pregnant wife and two daughters in the family safe room. They managed to survive.
46-year-old hostage Yair Horn was captured along with his younger brother, 38-year-old Eitan, who was visiting him on November 7. The Horn family learned about Hamas's invasion of southern Israel from the sound of sirens. Only a few days later, a liaison officer informed them that the brothers had been abducted, the family told Haaretz. Eitan remains in captivity, and nothing is known about his condition.
After the publication of the three names, Hamas announced that on Saturday, as part of the exchange, 369 prisoners will be released from Israeli prisons, 36 of them are serving life sentences.
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