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From the Liveblog of Saturday, February 15, 2025

‘Dad’s on his way,’ Sagui Dekel-Chen writes in message from chopper

15 February 2025, 1:33 pm

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Another photo shows freed hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen with his wife Avital on an IDF chopper on their way to the hospital.

On a whiteboard, Dekel-Chen writes to his daughters: “Bari, Gali, Shachar, thanks for keeping me safe. Dad’s on his way.” (Shachar was born two months after he was abducted.

Freed hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen is seen on an IDF chopper with wife Avital on their way to the hospital, February 15, 2025. On a whiteboard with hearts are the names of their three daughters Bar, Gali and Shachar; Shachar was born two months after he was abducted. The message: “Bari, Gali, Shachar, thanks for keeping me safe. Dad’s on his way.”(Courtesy)

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