Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American hostage captured by Hamas, is expected to be released as part of ceasefire talks initiated by Hamas with U.S. mediation. Alexander is the last known U.S. citizen held in Gaza, with four others confirmed dead. Hamas indicated that the release is linked to U.S.-promised gestures, hinting at potential prisoner exchanges. The Israeli government denies any concessions and credits Trump's involvement in facilitating the release as a goodwill gesture aimed at ending the ongoing conflict.
President Trump posted on his social media platform that the release is a "step taken in good faith" to put an end to the war.
Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity, stated that the release was in return for unspecified gestures the U.S. promised.
"The ball is now in the American and Israeli court. We gave the Americans what they asked for. They need to get the other side to give things too," the Hamas official said.
A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that Alexander's return "without anything in return" is thanks to President Trump's diplomacy.
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