Three Israeli Hostages Freed After Nearly 500 Days in Hamas Captivity
Israel had received three hostages on February 15 who were held captive by Hamas in Gaza for nearly 500 days. The freed hostages—U.S. citizen Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, Alexander Sasha Troufanov, 29, and Iair Horn, 46—were released as part of the hostage-prisoner exchange deal under the ceasefire truce that began on January 19, 2025. However, Horn’s
