The father of the American-Israeli hostage published by the Hamas ‘Born Again’ after re-gathering
Jonathan Dekel-Chen struggled to find “accurate words” to describe how he felt hug his son, who was released after almost 500 days like Hamas’s prisoner.
“It was like we were born again in physical sense. We feared for his life every day and, because we were captured by a killer terrorist organization. We had no real evidence of life up to a couple of days before he was released, so she was the moment I would stay with me by the end of the day, “he said”Fox and friends first“Wednesday.
Sagui, a 36-year-old American Israeli, was abducted from Nir Oz Kibbutz and held in Hamas captivity in Gaza after the attack of the terrorist group 7 October 2023.
Liberated American hostage Marc Fogel in the United States after years in Russian captivity
Sagui Dekel-Chen and his father Jonathan shared a hug after Hamas released Sagui from captivity after almost 500 days. (Fox & Friends First/Screengrab)
Last week, he handed over to the Red Cross, along with Alexander (Sasha) Troofanov, 29, and IAir Horn, 46.
Hamas announced this week that he would hand over more hostages than expected, including the remains of Shiri Bibas and her young children, Kfir and Ariel, who were at the age of nine months and four years when they were abducted during October 7th.
For Jonathan, who lived in Kibut near the Bibas family, the news is “hearty”.
Bibas family, on the left: Yarden, Ariel, Shiri and Kfir (Ofri Bibas Levy)
“It’s a permanent symbol of the huge failure of Israel on October 7 that this is allowed to happen …” he said.
“My heart goes out into their extended family and outside the kibbut. If anyone doubted that we were dealing with Satan here, then the return of Shiri and her two boys is the clearest sign. However, we have to conclude a contract with Satan so that the rest of the 73 hostage would return … “
Sagui’s edition last week came with heart videos and photos that accepted their loved ones, including his wife, Avital Dekel -chen, who gave birth to her third daughter two months after Hamas seized him.
Until two days before he returned his freedom, he had no idea that his wife and daughter survived. Now, his father says, he has a lot to make up for.
“500 days is long time. It is certainly a lot to make up for both directions – he conveyed what happened to him, but he also learns about the world out there … but he learned about the birth of his youngest daughter. It’s a wonderful thing “, divided Jonathan.
After being wounded during the October 7th massacre, getting “very rudimentary” medical care and facing painful conditions very little food, without sunlight and poor sanitary in captivity of Hamas, there should also be a lot of work to do so that he physically rehabilitated his son, he added is.
“I would also like to mention that there are still five US citizens Be trapped in gauzeSo there is so much work to do, “he said.
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Fox News’ Greg Norman contributed to this report.
