US EditionEdan Alexander's release offers ‘window of opportunity’ for wider hostage deal amid Trump Middle East visit
- After spending over 19 months in Hamas captivity, Edan Alexander, a dual Israeli-American serviceman, was freed on May 19, 2025, and has since been reunited with his family in Israel.
- His kidnapping occurred during Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza now over 19 months long.
- Alexander spent much of his captivity underground in tunnels with little food and rare fresh air, and family moments since his release have been joyful but cautious.
- President Trump expressed hope that the release marked an initial move toward concluding the devastating conflict, but ongoing Israeli attacks and the situation of 58 hostages still held complicate efforts toward resolution.
- The release offers a potential window for wider hostage deals and ceasefires, yet experts and families emphasize that political solutions and further releases remain urgent challenges amid continuing violence.
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Released Israeli-American hostage's parents say the small things bring bliss as he recovers
The parents of Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier who was held captive in Gaza for 19 months, are overjoyed he is home and slowly absorbing their son's life in captivity.
Former Hamas hostage throws first pitch at Fenway
Jewish Heritage Night at Fenway Park began with one of the most emotional ceremonial first pitches in recent memory. On the mound before Monday night’s series opener with the visiting New York Mets was Omer Shem Tov, who survived 505 days in captivity after being taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Shem Tov walked onto the diamond wearing white sneakers with “BRING THEM HOME NOW” emblazoned on the side. On the front of his Red Sox jersey …
Parents of Edan Alexander provides update on son's condition following his release
(CBS, KYMA/KECY) - The parents of the last living U.S. citizen to be released by Hamas after more than 19 months as a hostage tell CBS News their son is still weak and continues to undergo treatment as he recovers from his ordeal. Edan Alexander reunited with his family last week in Israel after they traveled from their New Jersey home. They told CBS News during his time in captivity, the dual Israeli-U.S. citizen was able to see his parents on …
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Family of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander recall dramatic Gaza release
Israeli Defense Forces / IDF / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Edan Alexander — the American-Israeli hostage freed from Gaza last week — was “weak and exhausted” upon his dramatic release, his mother Yael told ABC News, recalling her son’s first moments of freedom after 584 days as a Hamas captive. “I was screaming and running until I bumped into him,” Yael said of her reunion with Edan at Israel’s Re’im military base near the Gaza b…
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