JERUSALEM (AP) — Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the American-Israeli from New Jersey was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip.

Edan Alexander wearing Star of David necklace gifted by Steve Witkoff. (photo credit: Canva, Hostage and Missing Families Forum) Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the ...

Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the American-Israeli from New Jersey was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip.Hamas released Alexander ...

President Herzog spoke on Tuesday with Edan Alexander following his return from Hamas captivity. “Dear and beloved Edan, welcome home, beloved son of the State of Israel. We’re all so ...

A complex web of unofficial negotiations involving a former Trump campaign supporter and Qatari mediation culminated Sunday night in the release of Edan Alexander, the last known living American ...

The secret backchannel that led to the release of Edan Alexander began when a senior Hamas official abroad contacted Bishara Bahbah, a Palestinian-American businessman and political activist ...

Edan Alexander, 21, was the first hostage released since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March and unleashed fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds of Palestinians.

US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and US Envoy for Hostage Response Adam Boehler visited released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander on Tuesday morning at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv.

FADEL: Dual U.S.-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander was freed yesterday thanks to a direct deal between Hamas and the U.S. Now the U.S. is jump-starting talks to try to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

Edan Alexander, 21, was the first hostage released since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March and unleashed fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds of Palestinians.