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Tenafly, NJ will welcome home released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander
Released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander will be welcomed home in a ceremony in downtown Tenafly, New Jersey.
Freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander evacuates Israel
An American-Israeli hostage who was held captive in the Gaza Strip for more than 19 months has left Israel amid Iranian strikes. NewsNation confirmed Edan Alexander evacuated Israel on Wednesday with his mother on a special evacuation flight back to the U.
What's next for Edan Alexander? American freed, but trauma lingers for Hamas hostages
The New Jersey native had a joyous reunion with his family, but Israeli doctors say many freed hostages come home with emotional and physical scars.
‘I Was Sure I’d Hug Him Again’: Joy as IDF Hostage Edan Alexander Freed
For months, Doron Zexer, Israeli host father to American hostage Edan Alexander, came to Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, where relatives of kidnapped Israelis gather every evening to light candles, sing, and share messages of hope. His stepson, Edan Alexander, was among those abducted by Hamas on October 7 and taken into Gaza.
Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander to return to hometown of Tenafly, N.J. on Thursday
The now-21-year-old was stationed at the Gaza border when he was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and held for almost 600 days. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman has the story.
An Israeli soldier was taken hostage on October 7. In ceasefire plea, his mother releases video of his brutal capture
The family of an Israeli soldier held hostage by Hamas has released new footage of the moment he was pulled from his tank and ...
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Released Israeli-American hostage's parents say the small things bring bliss as he recovers
TEL AVIV, Israel — For two days after Israeli-American ... released. “We were freaking out,” he said. The family raced to book flights to Israel. Alexander's mother traveled with Trump’s ...
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Freed hostage from Gaza to speak on Cape Ann
Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Ann plans to host a community event to hear from an American woman held hostage and freed from ...
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Pic: Missing American-Israeli couple’s bodies recovered from Hamas terrorists
The bodies of an American-Israeli couple murdered by Hamas on October 7, 2023, were recovered as part of a special military ...
Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Judith Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel ...
Abu Obaida Warns Israelis, ‘If Hostages Die, It’s Not On Us’; Hamas Releases Hostage Video
A new video message from Hamas targets Israeli leadership amid intensifying ground operations in Gaza. The group issues a stark warning linked to the ongoing hostage crisis, raising concerns over ...
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Three months after his release, former Israeli hostage deals with guilt of enjoying everyday life
Before being taken hostage, Shem Tov had just finished military ... we’ll shoot you." When he was released on Feb. 22 with five others as part of a ceasefire deal, video showed Shem Tov ...
Family of an Israeli held hostage in Iraq for 800 days hangs on to hope for her freedom
With the world’s attention fixed on efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, talks are quietly continuing to liberate an Israeli hostage held in Iraq by a different ...