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Israelis react after the release of Edan Alexander, an Israeli-US captive in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on May 12, 2025. Palestinian militant group Hamas announced on May 11, 2025 it would release Alexander as part of talks with the United States towards a ceasefire. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Edan Alexander, freed American hostage, returns to N.J. after being abducted in Gaza for nearly 600 days

Edan Alexander, the last American hostage in Gaza who was recently released from captivity, has finally returned back to his home in New Jersey.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 18: Photographs of some of those taken hostage by Hamas during their recent attacks are seen on October 18, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. As Israel prepares to invade the Gaza Strip in its campaign to vanquish Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a deadly attack in southern Israel on October 7th, worries are growing of a wider war with multiple fronts, including at the country's northern border with Lebanon. Countries have scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Israel, and Israel has begun relocating residents some communities on its northern border. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of residents of northern Gaza have fled to the southern part of the territory, following Israel's vow to launch a ground invasion. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Israel recovers bodies of U.S.-Israeli couple Judi Weinstein and Gadi Haggai from Gaza

The bodies of an elderly U.S.-Israeli couple, who were abducted by the Islamist terrorist group Hamas on October 7, 2023, have been recovered more than a year after they were initially reported to have been killed while in captivity.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Parliament Speaker Amir Ohana (R), and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon (L) attend the annual ceremony at the eve of Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers (Yom HaZikaron) at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem, on April 29, 2025. (Photo by Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel Approves Plan To Expand Gaza Offensive And Intensify Operations Against Hamas

Israel has approved of a new plan to crank up its military offensive against Hamas, which includes taking over the entirety of Gaza and holding its territories, officials announced Monday.

An Iran flag waves at a park in northwestern Tehran, October 3, 2023. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Iran Kills And Mutilates American Hostage; Daughter Urges President Trump To Act

Gazelle Sharmahd, just returned from Germany-, where her father’s body was sent by the islamic republic of Iran. Jimmy Sharmahd, a German-American was kidnapped by the regime in 2020 during a layover in Dubai

PRINCETON, NJ - FEBRUARY 04: Students walk on campus at Princeton University on February 4, 2020 in Princeton, New Jersey. The university said over 100 students, faculty, and staff who recently traveled to China must 'self-isolate' themselves for 14 days to contain any possible exposure to the novel coronavirus. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Princeton Student Held Hostage In Iraq; Family Hopes President Trump Can Bring Her Home.

Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton PhD student, was kidnapped in Iraq in March 2023 by Kata’ib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia.

A Taliban security personnel stands guard during the ceremony held to mark the start of new academic year at Amani High School in Kabul on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Admin Secures Release Of American Held By Taliban Since 2022

A Georgia man that was held captive for over two years by the Taliban, the Islamic terrorist group based in Afghanistan, has been released following negotiations between the Trump administration and Qatari officials — according to multiple reports.