Militant group Hamas freed 3 hostages on Saturday as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel, consisting of one Russian person, The Times of Israel Reported.Alexander Troufanov, a 29-year-old person of Israel and Russia, Sagui Dekel-Chen, a 36-year-old person of Israel and the United States and Iair Horn, a 46-year-old resident of Israel and Argentina, were released.All 3 were abducted by terrorists from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct.
7, 2023.
Troufanov, Russian diplomats reported previously, was wounded in the abduction.An AFP journalist saw masked Hamas shooters parade the hostages onto a stage before a crowd in Gazas southern city of Khan Younis.They were turned over to personnel of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Red Cross staff then turned over the previous hostages to IDF soldiers who would escort them to Israel.Finally, Sasha can be surrounded by his liked ones and start a new course, Troufanovs family stated in a statement.The Kremlin on Saturday stated it was grateful to Hamas free of charge a Russian-Israeli hostage from Gaza in another detainee exchange with Israel.Moscow invites the devoid of Alexander Troufanov and reveals its appreciation to the Hamas management for taking this decision, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the state-run RIA Novosti news agency.AFP contributed reporting.