The young Israeli-American soldier was kidnapped in the attacks of October 7 in an Israeli military base near Gaza. On that same day, another 251 people were kidnapped – and most lifeless. Were 59 The hostages that were transferred to Palestinian territory and that they have been under their power since 2023; However, it is believed that Alexander was the last American who remained under the control of Hamas.
The Palestinian movement Edan Alexander, 21, has released after talking to the White Housewhich he believes could be the beginning of the end of war. Trump starts today his tour of the Middle East With a stop in Emirates, Arabia and Qatar, where conversations between Israel and Hamas are held. The fact has been “A gesture of goodwill,” as the group’s armed arm spokesman has transmittedtowards the president of the United States, Donald Trump, who celebrated the news through his social network Truth.
After a partial pause in the attacks and under the surveillance of Israeli drones, the Islamist group delivered to the Red Cross to the soldier on Tuesday. Liberation was made without public acts and under strict conditions of confidentiality, in an attempt to avoid any incident that could compromise the ongoing dialogue with the United States. Liberation It was completed after negotiating between Hamas, the United States, Egypt and Qatarfact that could be the beginning of the release of the remaining hostages that still remain in the hands of the group in the Gaza Strip, 19 months after the attack perpetrated by Hamas against Israel.
Netanyahu has assured last Monday that this release has been possible thanks to Israel’s military pressure and the “diplomatic pressure applied by President Trump. That is a winning combination.”
After knowing the news, dozens of Israelis congregated in the Plaza de los Haranes, in Tel Aviv, where they followed the live transmission of the reunion through giant screens, while stirring flags and flags and They held posters with messages that demanded the return of the kidnapped. In the images, you could see Edan Alexander in an Israeli military base hugging his parents and brothers, smiling.
His family thanked the US president, but also He urged the Israeli government, through a statement, to continue working to free the remaining hostages Under the power of Hamas, although it is believed that most are dead
