American-Israeli hostage finds out after 498 days in Hamas captivity that he has become a father for the third time

On February 15, Hamas released three hostages, including Sagui Dekel-Chen, in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees from the Israeli side. Sagui's wife was seven months pregnant when he was abducted and taken to Gaza Strip. He was released after 498 days. He is the second US citizen to be set free by Hamas after Keith Siegel.