American Hostage Edan Alexander Released By Hamas After More Than 580 Days In Captivity

Hamas released nan past surviving American hostage Monday, aft he spent much than 580 days successful captivity wrong nan Gaza Strip. 

Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, will beryllium received by a specialized Israel Defense Forces portion and is going to beryllium brought to an first reception installation successful Re’im, wherever he will acquisition preliminary aesculapian and psychological information by IDF Medical Corps personnel, an Israeli charismatic told Fox News. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that President Donald Trump "is fighting to unafraid nan merchandise of each American detained abroad" and "We won’t extremity until this conflict is complete and each our hostages are home."

Trump, who is slated to depart Washington, D.C., connected Monday for visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and nan United Arab Emirates, said anterior to Alexander’s merchandise that it was "great news." Israel said its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a gathering Monday pinch Trump’s typical envoy to nan Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. Netanyahu past called Trump coming and thanked him for his assistance successful securing Alexander's freedom.

HAMAS CLAIMS IT WILL RELEASE AMERICAN HOSTAGE EDAN ALEXANDER 

US national Edan Alexander was taken hostage by Hamas connected Oct. 7 (Adi Alexander)

Alexander’s family will await him astatine nan Re’im facility, accompanied by their assigned serviceman from nan Missing Persons and Hostages Headquarters. After nan first reunion, Edan and his family will beryllium airlifted to Ichilov Hospital successful Tel Aviv for continued care, nan charismatic besides told Fox News. 

As an IDF soldier, Alexander besides will beryllium provided pinch a broad support framework, including medical, psychological, and logistical assistance, facilitated by subject professionals. 

Hamas first claimed connected Sunday that it would merchandise Alexander. 

"As portion of nan efforts made by nan brotherly mediators to execute a ceasefire, Hamas has been successful interaction pinch nan U.S. management successful caller days," nan violent statement said. "The activity has shown a precocious level of positivity, and nan Israeli worker pinch dual American citizenship, [Edan] Alexander, will beryllium released arsenic portion of nan steps being taken toward a ceasefire, nan opening of separator crossings, and nan introduction of assistance and alleviation for our group successful nan Gaza Strip." 

Alexander’s mother Yael said connected Thursday that she was emotion "[s]uch sadness and agony not knowing what nan destiny of your boy is.  

"I person not been capable to sleep. I americium stuck successful Oct. 7, moreover though it’s been 580 days. I utilized to bask Mother’s Day truthful much. We would each spell to nan metropolis to a typical restaurant, and I insisted nan kids constitute maine letters connected this day. I person not been capable to observe thing since this nightmare began," she added. 

ISRAELI MINISTER SAYS GAZA WILL BE ‘ENTIRELY DESTROYED,’ PALESTINIANS FORCED INTO OTHER COUNTRIES 

Then President-elect Donald Trump is shown photos of Edan Alexander by his mother Yael Alexander astatine Ohel Chabad Lubavitch connected Oct. 07, 2024 successful New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Raised successful Tenafly, New Jersey, Alexander moved to Israel astatine 18 to unpaid for subject work successful nan IDF’s Golani Brigade. He lived pinch his grandparents successful Tel Aviv and astatine Kibbutz Hazor, wherever he was portion of a group of lone soldiers. 

He was kidnapped connected nan greeting of October 7 – a Saturday erstwhile he wasn’t required to stay connected base. His mother was visiting from abroad, and for illustration galore lone soldiers he had nan action to spell location for nan weekend. He chose to stay, not wanting to time off his chap soldiers short-staffed connected defender duty. 

Ayelet Samerano, nan mother of hostage Yonatan Samerano, said Monday that nan erstwhile time was Mother's Day, and really "[a]round nan world, mothers celebrated pinch their children."

Israelis stitchery to watch a unrecorded broadcast of Israeli-American worker Edan Alexander to beryllium released from Hamas captivity successful Gaza, astatine a plaza known arsenic nan hostages quadrate successful Tel Aviv, connected Monday, May 12.  (AP/Oded Balilty)

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"But for maine – and nan different mothers of nan 59 hostages – it was conscionable different time of nightmare. Yes, I americium happy for nan Alexander family. They will yet person their boy Edan back. I convey President Trump and Steve Witkoff for this progress," she added. "But President Trump – please don't stop. This is only nan first step. Do immoderate is basal to bring each past 1 home. The different 58 hostages person nary clip left. They are successful hell. The surviving could beryllium killed immoderate day. The deceased – their bodies could beryllium mislaid forever. They must each travel home."

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton and Stepheny Price contributed to this report.