The 36-year-old American Israeli dual national was released with Russian Israeli Alexander Troufanov, 29, and Iair Horn, 46, who was born in Argentina.

Hamas released three hostages on Saturday, including American citizen Sagui Dekel Chen, as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Why it matters: Hamas' decision to comply with the deal's original terms ended the standoff that imperiled the fragile ceasefire agreement.

Israelis expressed some relief as the three hostages — Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn, 46; American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36; and Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, 29 — appeared to be in better condition than the emaciated hostages freed a week ago.

Three men paraded on stage by Hamas and Islamic Jihad gunmen in a propaganda-laced ceremony in southern Gaza before being handed over to Red Cross

In exchange for the three men, Hamas demanded that Israel release 369 Palestinian prisoners, including dozens who are serving life sentences.

Chen, an Israeli-American hostage, reuniting with his wife and family on Saturday, after being held in captivity by Hamas for 16 months after a ceasefire was brokered last month. Newsweek has reached out to Israel's Foreign Ministry for comment on the next phase of the ceasefire via email on Saturday.

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American Israeli hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen reunited with his wife and parents after Hamas released him from nearly 500 days in captivity. He is the last known living American Israeli hostage.