LIVEBLOG: After 500 days, 3 hostages back in Israel
Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, Sagui Dekel Chen, and Iair Horn are on their way home as part of the hostage deal.
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Iair Horn: His brother is still held in Gaza
Ruth Strum, the brothers' mother, shared: "From the beginning, I've held onto hope and known my sons will return home. That's my feeling – I know they're alive."
Report: This is Egypt's plan for Gaza reconstruction
Egyptian sources have indicated that the presence of Arab or international forces remains a sensitive point of contention. Egypt’s reconstruction plan for Gaza is based on establishing a Palestinian committee under the Palestinian Authority’s supervision, with no Hamas representation or participation.
High-profile terrorists to be released in exchange for hostages
A notable figure among those scheduled for release is Ahmad Barghouti, a life-term prisoner who previously served as an assistant to Marwan Barghouti, who continues to serve his sentence in Israeli custody.
WATCH: Former hostage urges Trump to enforce ceasefire, shares Hamas torture
"When the war intensified, the terorrists treated me even worse than ususal – they kicked me, spat on me, and held me with no water, no light, and no air to breathe," Israeli-American Keith Seigel, who was released after 484 days said.
