Edan Alexander, 21, is the last living American citizen in the hands of Hamas in Gaza. On Sunday the Palestinian militant group said it would free himOnly a few days before President Trump will travel to the middle East.
Who is Edan Alexander?
Mr. Alexander is an American Israeli double citizen who grew up in Tenafly, NJ
In 2022, during his last year of high school, he joined Garin Tzabar, who prepares young people from all over the world to join the Israeli defense troops. He moved to Israel to serve in the army after he graduated and was assigned to the infantry.
Mr. Alexander was stationed in September 2023 at the border with Gaza.
How was he hostage?
Mr. Alexander was abducted during the October 7, 2023, attacked by Hamas attack on Israel, which ignited the war in Gaza. He was taken from a small military outpost at the border with Gaza.
Last year Hamas released A video From him.
An American Israeli friend of Mr. Alexander, Omer Neutra, who served in the same function, was also taken by Hamas.
In December the White House announced that Mr. Neutra was killed on October 7 And that Hamas had held his remains since the attack. He was 21.
How did Mr. Alexander responded?
His parents, Adi and Yael Alexander, were born in Israel and they have two other children. They have Dasterable agitated for the freedom of Mr. AlexanderMeeting with civil servants and speaking on rallies.
“We live in pain every day that passes without our son,” his parents registered A guest -Asay for the New York Times In September after the discovery of the body of another hostage, the Israeli American hostage Hersh Goldberg polin.
On Sunday the Alexanders traveled to Israel with officials of the Trump administration. In a statement, the family mentioned his coming return ‘the biggest gift that is conceivable’.
They also insisted on the government of Israel to negotiate the release of the remaining prisoners and said, “No hostage may be left behind.”
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