Father of Israeli-American hostage in Gaza ‘in the dark’ despite ceasefire deal with Hamas
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Hamas will release hostages who are children, women, and seniors in first phase of ceasefire. The father of one of the approximately 100 hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas is still “in the dark” about the fate of his son, despite Israel and the militant group reaching a ceasefire and prisoner release deal to bring about the end of the brutal conflict.
![[Sagui Dekel-Chen tried to alert residents of kibbutz Nir Oz to October 7 Hamas attack before he was captured]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/10/31/17/Israel_Hostages_Portraits_51709.jpg)
Sagui Dekel-Chen was kidnapped from Nir Oz kibbutz during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack that kicked off the conflict. His father, Hebrew University of Jerusalem history professor Jonathan Dekel-Chen, told The Independent he still has very little information about the fate of his son.
![[Israeli and American families of hostages held by Hamas have long pushed for the governments involved in the conflict to reach a ceasefire deal and bring the captives home]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/15/20/SEI236084445.jpg)
“I’m a parent of a hostage who is completely in the dark,” he said. “We don’t have solid information about Sagui or any of the other hostages, who is alive or who is not.”. He pointed out how Hamas has not allowed international aid groups like the Red Cross or Red Crescent to check on the status of the hostages.
Before he was captured, Sagui, described by his father as a “builder and a creator”, was up early tinkering on his hobby, converting old vehicles into mobile projects like food markets and digital classrooms to serve under-resourced communities in southern Israel, the professor told The Independent in 2023.
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