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Tenafly native Edan Alexander, who was recently released from Hamas captivity, met with President Trump to celebrate his freedom.
About a year after the US President and his parents prayed together at the Rebbe’s Ohel, former hostage Edan Alexander ...
Edan Alexander, the American held hostage by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, returns to his Tenafly, New Jersey home.
Mr. Alexander, who was held for nearly 600 days before being released in May, is a dual citizen of Israel and the United States. He was in the Israeli military when he was abducted on Oct. 7, 2023.
Alexander, a New Jersey native, was serving as an Israeli soldier when he was captured by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks.
Released captive expected to ask US president to help free remaining hostages, four days before Trump sits down with Netanyahu ...
Edan Alexander arrived in his hometown of Tenafly, New Jersey, on June 19. He had been held hostage by Hamas and was released on May 12.
But special envoy Adam Boehler also called the Palestinian militant group “very hardheaded” in its approach to negotiations.
"The news of Edan’s imminent return is deeply moving," MK Gilad Kariv wrote on X. "However, it is clear that this development is due to US efforts, not those of the Israeli government.
President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said ...
Released after almost two years of captivity, Edan Alexander, joined by his parents, is scheduled to meet with President Trump and the first lady.