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Hamas and PIJ confirm names of three hostages to be released Saturday

Argeninian-Israeli Yair Horn, American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov named by Palestinian militant groups for release

February 14, 2025 12:43
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(L-R) Sagui Dekel-Chen, Alexandre Troufanov and Yair Horn
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Palestinian militant groups have confirmed the names of the three hostages it will release tomorrow as part of the ceasefire deal.

Yair Horn, American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov have been slated to be handed over to Israeli authorities.

Hamas officials declared the impending release of Dekel-Chen and Horn while the Palesgtinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group said it would release Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, according to Reuters.

A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office this morning said Israel has accepted the list.

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