He was the only last American hostage who lived in Gaza Strip by Hamas. The Israeli army indicates that Edan Alexander was released on Monday, May 12 by the Islamist movement on Monday, May 12.
Information confirmed by the International Red Cross Committee indicating that the hostage was given in the Gaza Strip, the conclusion of direct negotiations between the United States and Hamas, in Doha.
A few hours earlier, the Al-Qassam brigades, the armed branch of the Hamas Islamist movement, announced that it had released the Israeli American hostages that was retained in the Gaza Strip from the attacks attacks on October 7, 2023. On this date, Edan Alexander served in an elite unit in the south of the Hebrew state.
Negotiations “under the fire of attacks”
For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday the sending of a “negotiation delegation to doha” forGet the launch of the remaining hostages in Gaza.
“I clearly indicated that the negotiations would only take place under the fire of the attacks,” said the Israeli leader.
These negotiations, Hamas said that this Sunday was ready to “start them immediately (…) in order to reach a final agreement on the end of the war, the exchange (of Israeli hostages for the Palestinian prisoners), the management of Gaza by an independent organization (…) in addition to the reconstruction and end of the roast.”
Benjamin Netanyahu also thanked Donald Trump for his help for the launch of Edan Alexander. This intervenes when a tour begins through the Middle East of the US president who must go to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
After a two -month truce, Israel resumed his offensive in Gaza on March 18 with the declared objective of ending Hamas and forcing him to free the hostages eliminated during the October 7 attack. His army has banned the entry of humanitarian aid since March 2 in Gaza, where he assumes the approximately 2.4 million inhabitants with a catastrophic humanitarian situation.
A high fire between January 19 and March 17 had led the Israeli hostages of Gaza 33, including 8 dead, in exchange for the release of about 1,800 Palestinian prisoners.
During the unprecedented attack perpetrated by Hamas against southern Israel on October 7, 2023, 251 people had been eliminated. Fifty -eight are still preserved in Gazaincluding 34 dead, according to the Israeli army.
Source: BFM TV
