CAIRO/JERUSALEM >> Hamas said it had freed an Israeli-American hostage as fighting paused in Gaza today, but there was no agreement on a wider truce or hostage release as a global hunger monitor warned of famine in the devastated enclave.

CAIRO >> Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander will soon be released in Gaza, a senior Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday, a move key Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt described as an encouraging step towards a return to ceasefire talks in the war-torn enclave.

An Israeli-American soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip was released Monday, Hamas said.

Hamas releases Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, ahead of President Trump’s Middle East trip

JERUSALEM (AP) — Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the American-Israeli from New Jersey was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. Hamas released Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, on Monday ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the region this week. The […]

The Israeli military confirmed that 21-year-old Edan Alexander was turned over to the Red Cross and then to Israeli forces, and had crossed into Israeli territory.

Freed American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander was reportedly tortured by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas during 17 months in captivity.