Hamas released Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage it held in Gaza, on Monday evening, after mediators brokered a deal between the group and the United States that largely circumvented the Israeli government. Mr. Alexander’s release came on the eve of a visit by President Trump to the Middle East, and was portrayed by…
Edan Alexander, 21, who was believed to be the last living American citizen held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, was released on Monday. The militant group handed over Mr. Alexander as part of a deal negotiated directly with the United States, with minimal Israeli involvement. President Trump had focused on his release since a cease-fire…
Hamas, the Palestinian armed group, said on Sunday night that it would free the last living American citizen held captive in Gaza, just days before President Trump is expected to arrive in the region for the first major foreign tour of his second term. Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s lead negotiator, said in a statement that Hamas…
Hamas said on Friday that it had agreed to free Edan Alexander, an American Israeli soldier who has been held in Gaza for 17 months, along with the remains of four other hostages with dual citizenship. Israel immediately cast doubt on the proposal’s viability, suggesting a deal was unlikely to be imminent. In a statement,…
The Israeli government approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early Saturday that calls for the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after hours of deliberations, setting up a reprieve in the 15-month, devastating war in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli prime minister’s office, which announced the agreement after the full cabinet…