American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander freed from Hamas captivity, in IDF custody
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American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, was released on Monday.

Alexander is the last living American citizen still believed to be held hostage by Hamas. The terror group is believed to also be holding the bodies of four dead American hostages, according to U.S. officials.

“The prime minister discussed the last-ditch effort to implement the outline for the release of the hostages presented by Witkoff, before the escalation of the fighting,” the statement said. “To this end, the prime minister instructed that a negotiating delegation be sent to Doha tomorrow.”

  • pageflight@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    From the NY Times:

    Mr. Alexander is an American Israeli dual citizen who grew up in Tenafly, N.J.

    In 2022, during his senior year of high school, he joined Garin Tzabar, which prepares young people from around the world to join the Israel Defense Forces. He moved to Israel to serve in the military after he graduated and was assigned to the infantry.

    Mr. Alexander was stationed near the border with Gaza in September 2023

    From another article, he said something like “why should I pay for the Israeli government’s mistake”. Sounds like this falls into the ‘just following orders doesn’t protect you’ category; not feeling a lot of sympathy.