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Sagui Dekel-Chen Debuts “Minus One” Album at Benefit Concert

8/12/2026

Summary

Story summary

Sagui Dekel-Chen performed his album “Minus One” at Kibbutz Nir Oz on Monday.
He wrote and composed nine songs during 498 days of captivity and recorded them two nights after his Feb. 15, 2025 release.
The concert drew about 3,000 attendees and will donate proceeds to nonprofits aiding bereaved families.
Idan Raichel and Hatikva 6 joined him on stage, performing songs that honor his wife Avital and daughters, including one about daughter born Dec 2023.

History

Historical Context

After the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked an Air France A300 on 27 June 1976 and diverted it to Idi Amin’s Entebbe Airport, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin authorized a secret rescue. On 4 July 1976 Israeli commandos led by Yonatan Netanyahu flew 2,500 miles, stormed the terminal in 90 minutes and freed 102 hostages, shaping future counter-terrorism doctrine.

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Story summary

Sagui Dekel-Chen performed his album “Minus One” at Kibbutz Nir Oz on Monday.
He wrote and composed nine songs during 498 days of captivity and recorded them two nights after his Feb. 15, 2025 release.
The concert drew about 3,000 attendees and will donate proceeds to nonprofits aiding bereaved families.
Idan Raichel and Hatikva 6 joined him on stage, performing songs that honor his wife Avital and daughters, including one about daughter born Dec 2023.

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