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The Guardian
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Trump says US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander to be released within hours
Donald Trump said 21-year-old Edan Alexander, who was kidnapped from his military base in southern Israel during Hamas's attack on 7 October 2023, was 'coming home to his parents, which is really great news'. He said Alexander was expected to be released by Hamas in the next two hours or 'sometime today'


CTV News
11-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
U.S. envoy confirms that Hamas has agreed to release the last living U.S. hostage in Gaza
FILE - Varda Ben Baruch holds a picture of her grandson Edan Alexander, who is held hostage in Gaza, gathers with other families to call out on loudspeakers in hopes that their loved ones will hear them, near the Gaza border in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)


CTV News
11-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Hamas says Edan Alexander, last living American hostage in Gaza, will be released in truce efforts
FILE - Varda Ben Baruch holds a picture of her grandson Edan Alexander, who is held hostage in Gaza, gathers with other families to call out on loudspeakers in hopes that their loved ones will hear them, near the Gaza border in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)