Freed hostages Dekel-Chen, Troufanov and Horn back in Israel after 498 days in captivity

Freed hostages Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Troufanov and Iair Horn crossed back into Israel on Saturday morning after being paraded on a stage in southern Gaza in a propaganda-filled release ceremony by the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups that held them captive for 498 days.

Troufanov, who had been held by Islamic Jihad, was the first to emerge from a vehicle and be led onto the stage. Dekel-Chen and Horn, who had been held by Hamas, were then brought up, with both of them clad in black and cream sweatsuits, a shift from the previous hostage release where the men were dressed as prisoners or soldiers.