Father Of American Hostage Edan Alexander Calls On Trump To Bring Him Home

The begetter of an American national taken hostage by Hamas during their barbaric Oct. 7 attacks – and held successful Gaza for complete 18 months – says only President Donald Trump tin bring his boy home.

"To President Trump, nan connection is really simple. You are nan only 1 that tin really walk it complete nan decorativeness line. So, usage your power, your influence, and please extremity it," Adi Alexander told Fox News Digital.

Edan Alexander, Adi’s son, grew up successful Tenafly, New Jersey and enlisted successful nan IDF erstwhile he graduated precocious schoolhouse successful 2022. He was stationed adjacent nan Gaza separator connected Oct. 7 erstwhile Hamas terrorists invaded Israel – murdering, raping and kidnapping everyone successful their wake. Edan was taken captive successful Gaza wherever he has remained since then. Multiple hostage deals were proposed  by Trump envoys Adam Boehler and Steve Witkoff to free Edan, each of which were rejected by Hamas.

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Adi Alexander says only Trump tin bring his boy home.    (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The Palestinian violent group released a propaganda video of Edan connected Saturday, April 12, successful which he appeared gaunt and unwell. The family denied nan property support to people nan video but approved nan publication of a still image. 

"We saw nan video truthful galore times, and it's very, very, very reliable to sorb this video. It's reliable to spot Edan struggling for illustration that. He's very skinny and tired. I don't deliberation he's successful a bully intelligence condition," Adi said. 

Fifty-nine hostages, surviving and dead, stay successful Gaza arsenic nan IDF steps up its subject actions successful nan Strip. Hamas has ruled retired immoderate further interim deals pinch Israel, saying they will only discuss nan merchandise of each hostages successful an statement that ends nan war. Hamas has many times refused Israel's request that nan group demilitarize arsenic portion of a negotiated ceasefire. Adi is urging Israel and nan U.S. to do everything it takes to bring his son, and each hostages, home.

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

"He was a awesome kid, you know, an athlete, a swimmer, a gangly kid, very funny, conscionable an all-American kid, recovered himself successful this horrible situation, conscionable unbelievable, you know, a twelvemonth and a half later, we ne'er thought that we'd beryllium talking successful nan position of years, we thought it will beryllium weeks, months. But we now are talking successful position of years, which is sick and twisted by itself."

Despite nan toll Edan’s imprisonment has taken connected his family – Adi confessed that they did not observe nan Jewish vacation of Passover, nan Jewish vacation of liberation, this year, since they felt they had thing to observe – nan begetter felt wished to support pushing until all the hostages were brought home. 

"We person to push guardant support this rumor beforehand and halfway for everybody there. There is 59 hostages still successful Gaza, 24 among them are surviving hostages… It's a humanitarian crisis. That's still ongoing, and we person to find nan extremity to it."

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Adi Alexander said that his family did not observe Passover owed to nan toll their son's imprisonment has taken.  (Adi Alexander)