Hamas agrees to release Edan Alexander, last living American hostage

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Hamas said Friday it would be releasing Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage held in Gaza.

The 21-year-old New Jersey native will be the only living hostage in the next release, which will include the bodies of four dual nationals who died in captivity, the terror group said, as negotiations forged ahead on the second phase of a cease-fire deal with Israel.

It wasn’t immediately clear when the transfer would take place, or which parties participated in negotiating the deal.

Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American, will be released along with the bodies of four other hostages.
President Trump with the Alexander family on Oct. 7, 2024. Stephen Yang

Hamas didn’t release any further details. There was no immediate comment from Israel.

Alexander, an American-Israeli who enlisted with the Israeli military, was 19 when he was taken from…

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