Hamas says that Edin Alexander, the American citizen who was greeted as a hostage on October 7.

Hamas said in a statement on Sunday that Edin Alexander, the last of an American citizen who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and retains the arguments for more than 19 months, will be released from families.

“As part of the ongoing efforts by the brotherly brokers to reach a ceasefire, Hamas has made contacts with the American administration during the past few days,” the statement said. “The movement has shown a high level of positivity, and the Israeli -American soldier, Edin Alexander, will be released as part of the steps taken towards the ceasefire, reopening the crossings, allowing humanitarian assistance and relief to reach our people in the Gaza Strip.”

It was not immediately clear when Alexander will be released. Israeli media reports claim that it may be within 48 hours.

Alexander is An Israeli -American soldier is 20 years old Which grew up in New Jersey and was a soldier in the Israeli army when he attacked Hamas on October 7, 2023. He was kidnapped from the military base where he was stationed near the Gaza border, along with 250 people who were transferred as a hostage on that day from southern Israel. As the fighting escalated at the base that morning, Alexander sent a message to his mother, and told her that he had caught in his helmet from the surrounding explosions but found a protected area. The Associated Press reported that his family lost his contact with him after 7 am.

“Tell me although things were already dangerous around him. That was the last time I heard my son’s voice. I cannot describe the pain of not knowing your child’s location or how he is.” CBS New York In October.

She and his father, Uday Alexander, former President Joe Biden and President Trump in late last year met to pay for a deal that would liberate all the hostages who are still detained in Gaza. Mr. Trump said earlier this month Less than twenty hostages It is believed to be alive. He believed that Alexander is between them.

With attempts to reach a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the fighters periodically fired hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Outside a short stop in the fighting in November 2023, after a little more than one month of the October 7 attack, Israel prompted the declaration of the war on Hamas and the start of bombing the Palestinian territories,

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