Alexander had been captured in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023 since the major Hamas attack. He was the last living US citizen who was held trapped in the Gaza Strip. After his release, according to the Israeli army, he was accompanied by special forces back to Israeli area on Monday evening. The Israeli military later announced that Alexander, accompanied by family members, was on the way to a hospital. There he should be reunited and medical members.
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Alexander’s return to Israel. Netanyahu confirmed that his government was “committed to the return of all hostages and missing – both the living and the fallen”.
Israeli media reported that Alexander could continue to travel after his liberation and medical examination to meet US President Trump. On his three-day trip after a first stop in Saudi Arabia, Trump wants to visit the Golfemirate Qatar and finally the United Arab Emirates.
Alexander’s release took place shortly before Trump left for his trip. According to the White House, the focus is on economic relations with the Gulf States. Mutual agreements were expected in areas such as aviation, defense, energy and artificial intelligence. In addition, it is also about the Middle East conflict.
Against this background, the Hamas addressed the demand for Alexander to Trump to continue working on a negotiating solution to terminate the Gaza War. The Trump government should “continue their efforts to terminate the war”, the Islamists said.
During the release and the trip to Alexander to Israel, a break from Israel was observed, according to information from Hamas circles. A resident of the city of Gaza confirmed to the AFP news agency on Monday that the bombings were interrupted. According to the civil protection authority controlled by the Hamas, at least ten people were killed in attacks on the night of Monday.
Hamas announced on Sunday after talks with US government officials in Qatar to leave the US Israeli Alexander. The handover will take place without a public ceremony, it said. Accordingly, the Islamists were informed by the intermediaries in the negotiations between Hamas and Israel that the Israeli army had paused its military mission in the morning to create a “safe corridor” for the handover of the hostage.
The Hamas and her allied fighters killed around 1200 people on October 7, 2023 and dragged 251 people into the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. 57 hostages are still under the violence of the Islamists, 34 of them are already dead, according to the Israeli army.
In response to the Hamas robbery, Israel made a massive militarily in the Gaza Strip. According to the Ministry of Health controlled by the Hamas, which cannot be checked independently, more than 52,800 people have been killed so far.
