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Secretary of State Rubio Issues Statement on Release of Sagui Dekel Chen, Hostages in Gaza
February 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio on the release of Sagui Dekel Chen and two other hostages in Gaza:

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President Trump keeps delivering on his promise to bring Americans home. Sagui Dekel Chen and two other hostages have been released by Hamas in Gaza after nearly 500 days of horrific captivity.

I am grateful that they are back home and safe with their families. Ha . . .

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