Hamas want to release the last living US Israeli hostage

The radical Islamic terrorist organization Hamas wants to release another hostage. It is the 21-year-old US Israeli soldier Edan Alexander. His family had been informed about the planned release, as they say on Sunday evening. She is in close contact with the US government. The man was also chained and tortured for a while in the hostage. Israeli media reported, citing reports previously released.

Hamas has also confirmed that Alexander Freiessen. “As part of the efforts, Edan Alexander will be released in the Gaza Strip as part of the efforts for a ceasefire, the opening of border crossings and the delivery of relief goods and support for our people”, the Islamists said on Sunday. The terrorist organization said that she had been in contact with the United States and the release of the kidnapped soldier was part of the Islamists’ efforts to achieve a Gaza agreement.

The release will take place within 48 hours, said Suhail al-Hindi, a rank-high member of Hamas, on Sunday evening. US President Donald Trump will be expected in the region in the coming days. According to the “Times of Israel”, the intermediary states have urged Hamas to leave the soldiers free to show Trump their benevolence. According to its own statements, Hamas is currently conducting direct discussions with the USA in Qatar.

US envoy Steve Witkoff also confirmed that the Hamas approved the release of the American Edan Alexander. The United States hopes that the talks about an armistice can be resumed afterwards.

Edan Alexander, who was used as a soldier on the border with the Gaza Strip, was deported to Israel on October 7, 2023. He was born in Tel Aviv, but grew up in the US state of New Jersey. After school he returned to Israel and became a soldier. Two months ago, Hamas had proposed to leave the soldiers released as part of a deal. However, the Israeli government described the Hamas offer as insufficient. She is not said to have been involved in a report by the Israeli news page “Ynet” in the negotiations and in return does not have to release any Palestinian prisoners.

The man’s parents wanted to make their way from the USA to Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip was continued.

The Hamas and allies with it had killed around 1200 people in the major attack on Israel and dragged 251 people into the Gaza Strip as hostages. 58 hostages are still under the violence of the Islamists, 34 of them are already dead, according to the Israeli army.