The parents of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who was freed Monday after being held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, said they always maintained hope he'd be released.

The agreement to release Edan Alexander came after talks between Washington and Hamas that did not include Israel.

Edan Alexander's release prompts hope that this is a "window of opportunity" to secure the release of remaining 58 hostages amid concerns over Israeli military operations.

For the first time since the release Monday from Gaza of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander's by the militant group Hamas, his family spoke publicly about what their emotional reunion was like, and what their son went through.

Bishara Bahbah passed messages between Witkoff and senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad, and succeeded in convincing terror group to free the American-Israeli hostage unconditionally The post Palestinian-US political activist operated key backchannel in Edan Alexander’s release appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Witkoff said he had worn the necklace for more than 25 years and now wanted Alexander to wear it in his son’s memory.