Hamas releases 3 more hostages, Israel frees over 300 Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire deal

The hostages were captured in Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel.

Published: February 15, 2025 7:58am

Hamas released 3 more hostages and Israel freed over 300 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday as the ceasefire deal moves forward.

The hostages released were American-Israeli Sagui Dekel Chen, 36, Russian-Israeli Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov, 29 and Iair Horn, 46, who is a dual citizen of Israel and Argentina, according to the Associated Press. 

The hostages were captured in Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. 

Images showed the hostages were in better condition than those released last week who appeared emaciated. 

Israel reportedly released 369 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, which marked the 6th round of hostage swapping under the ceasefire deal.

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