Freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander says it was “noticeable” how much his treatment by his captors improved after President Donald Trump was elected in November. The moment came as Alexander ...

"Ceasefire negotiations are currently stalled. I am not a mediator in the true sense of the word, but I share your suffering, ...

Tenafly native Edan Alexander, who was recently released from Hamas captivity, met with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on July 3 at the White House to celebrate his freedom ...

Edan Alexander, the American held hostage by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, returns to his Tenafly, New Jersey home.

Edan Alexander, an American who was taken hostage during the Hamas attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, has finally returned to his hometown of Tenafly, New Jersey.

Edan Alexander, who has been released from captivity by Hamas, after he had been kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, embraces his brother as he reunites with his family ...

A crowd celebrates as Edan Alexander returns to Tenafly, N.J. An Israeli-American, Alexander had been held hostage by Hamas. Author: Associated Press, Ittai Sopher Published: 4:24 PM EDT June 20 ...

Alexander graduated from Tenafly High School before enlisting in the Israeli army and was serving on a base on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel and took him and 250 others hostage.

Alexander, now 21, moved to Israel at the age of 18 and joined the IDF. He was 19 years old and actively serving in the Israeli military when he was captured during Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Edan Alexander, an American taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, returned his hometown in Tenafly, New Jersey, on June 19, 2025. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) ...