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Father of American hostage: ' I hope my son walks into a room, sees his three little girls'

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January 16, 2025

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Jonathan Dekel spoke with NBC News’ Joe Fryer and Savannah Sellers about his son Sagui Dekel-Chen, who is believed to be held hostage in Gaza by Hamas. Dekel said he implores the Biden and Trump administrations to continue applying at least as much pressure on all sides to complete the peace agreement.

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