Edan Alexander graduated in 2022 from Tenafly High School but deferred college to return to his parents' homeland and enlist in the Israel Defense Forces. On Oct. 7, he was serving in an IDF infantry unit near the Gaza border when he was captured in the fighting, one of 251 seized by Hamas that day.
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Israel and Hamas agree on exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact
Israeli and Hamas officials said Tuesday they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, keeping their fragile ceasefire intact for at least a few more days.
The 21-year-old from Tenafly, held hostage by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023, should be released in the second phase of the hostage-ceasefire agreement, according to the Jersusalem Post.
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said on Tuesday that Edan Alexander, the Tenafly, N.J., native who has been held hostage by Hamas since Oct. 7, has not yet been released because he is “tied in with phase two” of the cease-fire deal.
Hamas is scheduled to release the bodies of ... in phase two is Israeli-American Edan Alexander, 20, of Tenafly, New Jersey. “We all want to proceed to phase two and release the hostages ...
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There is no moving on. There is only this new life Hamas has declared for us. There is only remembering. There is only fighting to make sure this never happens again.
Hamas propaganda video ... Witkoff was asked about the release of Tenafly, New Jersey native Edan Alexander, believed to be the last living American hostage. "He's front and center," Witkoff ...
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