A huge crowd gathered on the lawn of Kibbutz Nir Oz for the concert (photo: Ben Conway)[Missing Credit]The evening was deeply emotional, as the songs recounted Dekel-Chen’s harrowing time in captivity. One of his songs was dedicated to his wife, Mili, and about “a man who can’t tell his wife he loves her”, Dekel-Chen said. In good dreams, he said, he didn’t become rich, famous, or successful – he just returned home to Nir Oz. Sagui Dekel-Chen returns from Hamas captivity[Missing Credit]On October 7, Dekel-Chen joined the rapid response team upon hearing gunshots in the kibbutz. He learnt upon his release that most of the rapid response team alongside him were among the 56 people from Kibbutz Nir Oz murdered on October 7.