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עידן אלכסנדר נפגש עם בני משפחתו לראשונה בבית החולים איכילוב

Bound with a bag over his head, and stuck in a collapsed tunnel: Freed hostage Edan Alexander describes captivity

Soldier said that first few days in Gaza were 'hell'; Senior Hamas officials held him and defined him as an 'asset' and he was updated on developments in the war and watched his family's interviews; Witkoff gave him an emotional gift in the hospital

Lihi Gordon | 05.14.25

עידן אלכסנדר בסטורי ראשון לאחר שחרורו משבי חמאס

Edan Alexander told his family about the horror of captivity: 'Every moment could have been the last'

Freed hostages parents describe the hope and despair; A day after being released from Hamas captivity, Edan published his first story of freedom; Ichilov Hospital reported that his condition was 'generally stable'

Lihi Gordon | 05.13.25

ישי קצירי שנפל בשבי המצרי בחדר האוכל בקיבוץ חצור

'I kept thinking about what he went through': Former POW reflects on Edan Alexander's release

Yom Kippur War veteran Lt. Col. (res.) Yishai Katziri reflects on the release of Golani soldier Edan Alexander after 584 days in Hamas captivity, returning to the same kibbutz that welcomed him 52 years ago

Meir Turgeman | 05.13.25

Better chance for release of all remaining hostages in Gaza, US official says

Family says planned trip to Qatar to meet with Trump is not on the table given the Israeli-American soldier's medical condition after nearly 600 days in Hamas captivity

Shilo Freid, Yossi Yehoshua, Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 05.13.25

Edan Alexander's friend and comrade: 'I wondered if he was under me in Gaza'

Edan Alexander’s freedom after 584 days in Hamas captivity brings joy to his close-knit group of lone soldiers who made aliyah and enlisted alongside him

Lihi Gordon | 05.13.25

US determined to end Gaza War: 'Netanyahu cannot refuse Trump'

Analysis: Officials intensify efforts to bring fighting in the enclave to an end through hostage releases and a phased ceasefire framework, testing Hamas’ willingness to negotiate and PM’s political flexibility

Itamar Eichner, Idan Bloemhof | 05.13.25

סמ״ר עידן אלכסנדר במפגש המרגש עם משפחתו בנקודת הקליטה הראשונית

Hugs, selfies and grandma’s pastries: Edan Alexander reunites with family after release from Hamas captivity

Israeli-American IDF soldier, held by Hamas for 584 days, meets his parents and siblings at an IDF base before being flown to Tel Aviv hospital—and thanks President Trump in a message from the helicopter

Ynet correspondents | 05.12.25

צעדת משפחות החטופים מכיכר החטופים לשגרירות ארה"ב בעקבות שחרורו של עידן אלכסנדר

Tortured by Hamas, known as ‘the American’: Edan Alexander’s ordeal in captivity

Held in a cage and shackled for months, Alexander was left weak and unable to walk by himself; only recently did Hamas begin feeding him more regularly, apparently ahead of his release

Ynetnews | 05.12.25

First image of freed soldier Edan Alexander released; father calls him ‘handsome’

In the first image of his release, Alexander seen standing unaided beside a Red Cross rep, wearing no military uniform; At the Re’im center, clothes, a Golani flag and a hat await him; 'The excitement is immense,' says his father

Einav Halabi | 05.12.25

המסוק שבו עידן אלכסנדר נמצא נחת במחנה רעים

Freed Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander crosses into Israel

After 584 days in Hamas captivity, Alexander escorted by IDF special forces back to Israeli territory; Netanyahu: 'This was achieved thanks to our military pressure'

Ynet correspondents | 05.12.25

After call with Trump, Netanyahu says talks with Hamas will proceed only 'under fire'

Ahead of Edan Alexander’s release, PM meets with Witkoff and speaks with US president, thanking him for his support; Netanyahu authorizes Israeli delegation to travel to Qatar on Tuesday for further talks

Ynet | 05.12.25

US deal to release Edan Alexander without Israeli involvement could prove fruitful

Analysis: Trump’s decision to negotiate directly with Hamas for Edan Alexander's release risks granting the terror group diplomatic legitimacy while sidelining Israel’s government, but could also lead to renewed talks to end war

Ron Ben-Yishai | 05.12.25

Preparations for the release of Edan Alexander in Khan Younis

IDF agrees on a temporary ceasefire to secure the safe transfer of the Israeli-American hostage; Family waiting to greet him at Re'im on the southern border; Israeli delegation reportedly heads to Cairo for talks on broader deal

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi | 05.12.25

Israel readies for Edan Alexander's release as US mulls flying him to Qatar

Hamas’ unconditional release of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander appears strategically timed to Trump’s Qatar visit, with the U.S. arranging a Qatar-bound flight for him should conditions allow; Israel on high alert to receive freed hostage

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon, Einav Halabi, Ron Crissy | 05.12.25

A foreign passport could be the key to freedom for some hostages

Analysis: Edan Alexander was abducted as a soldier and would likely not have been freed without his American citizenship; A senior official says Hamas understood it must make a gesture to the Americans if it hopes to avoid an expansion of the IDF offensive

Itamar Eichner | 05.12.25

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