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President Donald Trump confirmed that the past surviving American hostage, Edan Alexander, would beryllium released by Hamas aft astir 2 years successful captivity.
"I americium blessed to denote that Edan Alexander, an American national who has been held hostage since October 2023, is coming location to his family," Trump wrote successful a station connected his societal media level ‘Truth Social' connected Sunday.
"I americium grateful to each those progressive successful making this monumental quality happen. This was a measurement taken successful bully religion towards the United States and the efforts of the mediators — Qatar and Egypt — to enactment an extremity to this precise brutal warfare and instrumentality ALL surviving hostages and remains to their loved ones," Trump continued.
"Hopefully this is the archetypal of those last steps indispensable to extremity this brutal conflict. I look precise overmuch guardant to that time of celebration!"
HAMAS CLAIMS IT WILL RELEASE AMERICAN HOSTAGE EDAN ALEXANDER
Alexander, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, has been held captive successful Gaza since the October 7 Hamas onslaught connected confederate Israel.
Donald Trump is seen posing with a photograph of Edan Alexander connected Oct. 7, 2024 successful New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The quality comes aft the panic enactment announced connected Sunday it was "in interaction with the U.S. medication successful caller days."
"The question has shown a precocious level of positivity, and the Israeli worker with dual American citizenship, [Edan] Alexander, volition beryllium released arsenic portion of the steps being taken toward a ceasefire, the opening of borderline crossings, and the introduction of assistance and alleviation for our radical successful the Gaza Strip," the connection read.
It's unclear erstwhile Alexander volition beryllium released.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters besides released a connection pursuing the announcement of Alexander's release, saying that they "are embracing and supporting the Alexander family."
Varda Ben Baruch holds photos of her grandson Israeli- American hostage Edan Alexander arsenic she walks adjacent Israeli soldiers during a rally of families of hostages held successful the Gaza Strip astatine Nir Oz adjacent the borderline with the Gaza Strip connected April 20, 2025 (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
"Should this merchandise beryllium confirmed, the merchandise of Edan Alexander indispensable people the opening of a broad statement that volition unafraid the state of each remaining hostages," the connection read.
"President Trump, you've fixed the families of each the hostages hope. Please, implicit your ngo and bring them each home."
Trump precocious marked his 100th time successful office, and the families of the 5 Americans inactive held hostage urged him to bespeak connected his strategy and use unit connected some Israel and Hamas, done some economical and diplomatic means, to unafraid the release of each hostages.
In addition, 50 members of Congress sent Trump a missive connected May 9 urging him to prioritize getting the remaining hostages out.
HAMAS AGREES TO RELEASE EDAN ALEXANDER, THE LAST LIVING AMERICAN HOSTAGE
"As months person passed since the astir caller exchange, we indispensable support the 5 remaining Americans and further 54 hostages apical of mind. The 5 American hostages see Edan Alexander, Omer Neutra, Itay Chen, Gadi Haggai and Judi Weinstein Haggai. Only Alexander is believed to beryllium live portion Nuetra, Chen, Haggai and Weinstein Haggai were either murdered connected October 7th oregon successful captivity," the radical wrote successful a missive to President Trump.
"Our government’s astir solemn work is to support Americans safe. With that work successful mind, we impulse you to usage each diplomatic tools astatine your disposal, successful performance with our determination allies and partners, to guarantee Edan’s merchandise and the merchandise of the remains of the deceased American hostages arsenic soon arsenic possible. Every time successful captivity adds to the nightmare for the hostages and their families. We indispensable bring them location now," the missive continued.
Raised successful Tenafly, New Jersey, Alexander moved to Israel astatine 18 to unpaid for subject work successful the IDF’s Golani Brigade. He lived with his grandparents successful Tel Aviv and astatine Kibbutz Hazor, wherever helium was portion of a radical of lone soldiers.
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He was kidnapped connected the greeting of October 7 — a Saturday, helium wasn’t required to stay connected base. His parent was visiting from abroad, and similar galore lone soldiers, helium had the enactment to spell location for the weekend. But helium chose to stay, not wanting to permission his comrades short-staffed connected defender duty.
There are 59 hostages inactive successful Gaza, astatine slightest 24 of whom are assessed to beryllium alive, including Alexander, present 21 years aged aft having spent 2 birthdays successful Hamas captivity.
Fox News Digital's Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, nationalist transgression cases, amerciable immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to [email protected]
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