Edan Alexander

From grief to healing: The role of cooking in an ancient tradition of Jewish resilience - opinion

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Edan Alexander speaks at an FIDF event.

WATCH: Ex-Gaza hostage Edan Alexander to return to IDF, he announces

Palestinian-American businessman Bishara Bahbah, who helped secure the release of former hostage Edan Alexander.

Palestinian-American who mediated Edan Alexander's release separates from Witkoff team - N12

 Former hostage Edan Alexander meets with US President Donald Trump in the White House, July 3, 2025.

Edan Alexander thanks Trump for securing release, asks to return all hostages in WH meeting


Former Hamas hostage Edan Alexander to meet with President Trump

Alexander’s release was seen as a ‘gesture’ from Hamas to Trump, and the two spoke over the phone shortly after his return to Israel.

 Edan Alexander, who has been released from captivity by Hamas, after he had been kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, reacts as he reunites with his parents in Reim, southern Israel, before flying to Tel Aviv May 12, 2025.

Former hostage Edan Alexander arrives in US in first since release from Gaza captivity

Video documentation of Alexander showed him arriving at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, his home state.

 RELEASED HOSTAGE Edan Alexander embraces his father as he reunites with his family.

Families of slain hostages speak out against Gaza escalation: ‘Military pressure kills hostages’

"Our families are living proof that military pressure kills hostages. Every escalation risks more lives," said Gil Dickmann, cousin of slain hostage Carmel Gat.

Families of slain hostages speak out at Gaza offensive escalation outside IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Monday, May 26, 2025.

Celebrity chef Eyal Shani cooks a meal for former hostage Edan Alexander while in the hospital

Alexander was returned to Israel in early May, with his homecoming marking the release of the last living American hostage in Gaza.

 Former hostage Edan Alexander and Israeli chef Eyal Shani on May 22, 2025.

Israel at war day 595: What happened in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon?

US-Iran nuclear talks begin amid doubts; Netanyahu shares Zini report; Hezbollah seeks boost; Palestinian leaders exit Syria after harassment

 The Night time Operation of the Paratroopers Brigade in Syria, March 25, 2025.

'I want to apologize to you,' Ronen Bar tells Edan Alexander after Witkoff secures his release

"I want to apologize to you for falling into captivity also because of us, and for the fact that you were released thanks to Witkoff and not thanks to us," Bar reportedly told the freed hostage.

 Edan Alexander wearing Star of David necklace gifted by Steve Witkoff.

Gantz to Netanyahu: ‘You have opposition support, bring the hostages home now’

National Unity leader Benny Gantz says the opposition will back a hostage deal and urges Netanyahu to act swiftly: "You stand at a critical crossroads."

 National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz at the Makor Rishon Settlement Conference in Ofra, May 6, 2025.

The price of Edan Alexander’s release: Giving Hamas control of humanitarian aid - opinion

Netanyahu's office: Israel did not commit to a ceasefire or the release of any Palestinian prisoners, only to 'a safe corridor that will allow for Edan’s release.'

Humanitarian aid with the logo of World Central Kitchen (WCK) arrives from the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing to Gaza last year. The urgent call for aid can only be understood in light of what humanitarian aid means to Hamas, the writer argues.

Hostages ‘brainwashed’ by Hamas in captivity, Likud MK says

The comment by Gotliv drew widespread condemnation, including from government ministers and coalition MKs.

 Likud MK Tally Gotliv speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 22, 2024

'Process has been exhausted': Netanyahu recalls hostage negotiation delegation to Israel

A small team will remain in Qatar to signal to the Americans that Israel is still willing to make efforts to reach a deal.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of Qatar and a hostage deal protest in Israel.

I still trust my Israeli passport because I have faith in the Israeli people - opinion

As a Jew, the fear that something might happen to you is not abstract. It’s real. And if it ever does, I would bet every dollar I have that my Israeli passport would save me.

 RELEASED HOSTAGE Edan Alexander embraces his father as he reunites with his family.