NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, a U.S. and Israeli dual citizen who was released by Hamas after 16 months in captivity in Gaza.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Jonathan Dekel-Chen about his son, Sagui. He's an American, taken on Oct. 7, and still being held hostage in Gaza.

Avital Dekel-Chen was seven months pregnant when her husband was kidnapped and gave birth to their third daughter two months later. Dekel-Chen spent most of his 498 days in Gaza unsure whether his ...

Dekel-Chen, a dual Israeli-American citizen, was a vocal and visible hostage parent throughout the months of his son’s captivity. Sagui Dekel-Chen was taken hostage on October 7, 2023, from ...

American-Israeli hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen embraced his wife on Saturday, following his release from Hamas, after being apart from her for nearly 500 days.

Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui was held hostage by Hamas for nearly 500 days before being released as part of the most recent deal between Israel and Hamas, sat down with The Jerusalem Post ...

American-Israeli captive Sagui Dekel Chen, 36, is escorted by Hamas fighters as he is handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Feb. 15, 2025.

Many major Jewish organizations, have failed the hostages and the Jewish people by not taking an unequivocal stand for the hostages, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui was released from Hamas ...

For 496 days, Sagui didn’t know the fate of his nuclear family, or what happened to extended members of his family and friends. Dekel-Chen also reflects on the sense of abandonment felt by many ...