Israeli captive say he returned from Gaza thinner and paler, but 'still the same child'; vow to 'continue pushing and pushing' to free remaining 58 hostages The post Edan Alexander gave ‘a sense of calm’ to fellow hostages on Oct.

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.

Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage in Gaza, was released by Hamas and reunited with his family on Monday, ending an 18-month ordeal that began with the militant group’s October 7 attack.