Hamas issued a statement claiming that he will release Edan Alexander, who is believed to be the last American person known by the terrorist group, according to several reports.
In a statement, the senior negotiator of Hamas, Khalil Al-Hayya, explained that Hamas was affirming “his willingness to immediately begin intensive negotiations, and make serious efforts to reach a final completion” to end the War of onion Betsael and Hamas.
“The movement affirms its willingness to start immediately intensive negotiations, and make serious efforts to achieve a final gore to stop the war, exchange prisoners in an agreed manner and administer the Gaza Strip by an independent professional organism, he said.
According to the departure, Hamas announced that Alexander would be released “as part of the steps towards a high fire that will see the crossing to Gaza open”:
After communications, Hamas announced that he will release Alexander as part of the steps towards a high fire that will see open Gaza crosses and humanitarian aid brought to Gaza after an Israeli block that has lasted that he has lasted.
The statement issued by Hamas on Sunday night occurs when President Donald Trump will visit the Middle East in the next few days, according to Associated Press.
Alexander, who was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, joined the Israel Defense Forces (FDI) after graduating from high school, according to Haaretz News.
Yael Alexander, Edan’s mother, explained that at the time of Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 against Israel, Edan had parked on the border of Gaza. On October 7, Yael was awakened around 6:30 am and contacted Edan. After the two talked on the phone, that was the “last” that Shear heard of his son:
On Friday, on the eve of Simhat Torá’s holidays, they spoke in a video chat. “He was cute and handsome, playing with his hair all the time. He said that people had brought them a vacation meal at the base, and that was that he was going to sleep because he had a change from guard early in the morning,” says Yael.
“I joked and said:” We will come with a armored vehicle tomorrow; For Shabbat, we will bring you Cholent “, a slow support stew that Orthodox Jews eat in Shabbat so they don’t need to cook.” He praised and said: “They won that they let you in, it is dangerous.” I get to bed, and at 6:30 in the morning, my father woke me up to go to the stairs, because there was a siren. “
He immediately sent a message to Edan and asked if everything was fine. He replied that the rockets were flying, but he was in a safe place and she shouldn’t worry. When the second siren leaves, they go to the ladder again, and this time Edan did not respond to his messages. But he calls a few minutes later.
Simon Knows of Breitbart News reported in March that Hamas said he would free Alexander, while the office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “threw doubts” about Hamas’ sacrifice and accused the terrorist organization of “Thelps Thlheule Thelule