Sagui Dekel-Chen
Gender: Male
Age when taken: 35
Citizenships: US, Israel
Occupation: Non-Profit Professional
Hostage status: Still Captive, Presumed Alive
More about Sagui:
Dedicated Red Sox fan
His father, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, is originally from Connecticut
Has a hobby of converting buses into other spaces, such as mobile technological classrooms for Bedouin and Jewish communities
His wife, Avital, gave birth to their third child, Shahar, while Sagui was and still is in captivity
Alternate name spelling:
Sagi
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Primary Sources:
N12, "How can a child be born without her father being around?", Feb 15, 2024
Slate, Israeli hostages released: Sagui Dekel-Chen is among those still held by Hamas, Dec 16, 2023
NPR, Biden meets with family of Americans held hostage by Hamas, Dec 13, 2023
CBC, Israeli father 'thrilled' 50 hostages may soon be free. But his son won't be among them, Nov 22, 2023
Times of Israel, As Israel tussles with UN, hostage's father says maintaining talks best way forward, Feb 22, 2024
WBUR, Father of missing Israeli man recounts the events leading up to his disappearance, Oct 12, 2023
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Date Last Updated: April 10th, 2024