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“It’s not about the political right or left, but about the human heart.” Yael Alexander said Edan had told of suffering terrible fears in captivity, and a lack of water, food and other aid.

Also, Edan Alexander, of Tenafly, was freed from Gaza after he was kidnapped during the Oct. 7 attacks. He was the last living American hostage there.

Wow. Former hostage Edan Alexander, an American from New Jersey, told President Trump that as soon as he was elected, the terrorists in Gaza started treating him much better. The terrorists were ...

Edan Alexander, who was believed to be the last living U.S. citizen held captive in Gaza, was freed on May 12 after having been captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.

Freed US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander on Tuesday said he was "fine" in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his release by the Palestinian militant group Hamas ...

Edan Alexander was born to Israeli parents, Adi and Yael, in Tel Aviv, but the family moved to the U.S. when he was a baby, first to Maryland, before settling in Tenafly in 2008.

Edan Alexander, who is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen held captive in Gaza, was handed over to Red Cross representatives in the enclave’s southern city of Khan Younis.