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Englewood, NJ
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Released Tenafly Hostage Edan Alexander Vows To Return To IDF Service
Edan Alexander, the Bergen County native and Golani Brigade soldier held hostage for 584 days, announced Wednesday night, Sept. 17 that he will return to Israel next month to resume military service. "I will once again put on the IDF uniform, and I will proudly serve alongside my brothers,” Alexander told a sold-out crowd of 1,200 at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Night to Salute Our Heroes in New York. “My story does not end with survival – it continues with service.” Edan Alexander is reunited with his parents. Israel Defense Forces Alexander, who was captured on …
Englewood, NJ
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Israeli Flag Torched At Synagogue In Tenafly, Hometown Of Hostage Edan Alexander
Police are investigating after an Israeli flag was found damaged outside a New Jersey temple located in the hometown of former Hamas hostage and IDF soldier Edan Alexander, authorities said. Tenafly officers were alerted to the vandalism at Temple Sinai in Engle Street on Tuesday, Sept. 16, around 8:40 a.m., according to Tenafly Police Chief Robert Chamberlain. Patrol units responded and saw an Israeli flag that had damage consistent with burn marks and or being melted by a flame source, the chief said. Representatives from the temple pointed out the damage and worked with o…
Englewood, NJ
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: Hamas Hostage Edan Alexander Welcomed Home To Tenafly With Police Escort
Edan Alexander, a Tenafly native held hostage by Hamas for 19 months, was welcomed home on Thursday, June 19, with a police procession and cheers from neighbors. Edan Alexander gets tearful hometown welcome after 584 days in Hamas’ clutches: ‘Their child is our child’ https://t.co/nnp2XNqpjh pic.twitter.com/XKMYYFYkPx — New York Post (@nypost) June 19, 2025 What a moment. Hundreds of people lined the streets of Tenafly, NJ to welcome home Edan Alexander - nearly 600 days after he was captured and held hostage by Hamas. “We’re all just so excited,” one woman tells me. Full coverage…
Englewood, NJ
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Videos Show Powerful Moment Edan Alexander Is Released
After 583 days in captivity, Edan Alexander is home. The Tenafly, NJ native was released from Hamas captivity on Monday, May 12. Photos and videos show the 21-year-old IDF soldier being released to his family in Israel. Redemption of HostagesStaff-Sgt. Edan Alexander, reunites with his family at the initial reception facility. pic.twitter.com/PDp8uX48ce — Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) May 12, 2025 New Jersey native Edan Alexander is last American freed from HamasHe hugs his family draped in the Stars and Stripes holding Israeli flag 🇺🇸❤️🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/iJeoBJkQFt —…
Englewood, NJ
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Tenafly's Edan Alexander Released By Hamas After 19 Month Hostage Ordeal
Edan Alexander, a Bergen County native, who had been held hostage by Hamas for 19 months, has been released on Monday, May 12, according to published reports. Alexander, a 21-year-old Tenafly resident and the last living U.S. citizen held captive in Gaza, was handed over to Red Cross representatives, NBC News reported. Alexander will be transferred to Israeli special forces inside the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Defense Force said. Alexander was originally taken hostage during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Hamas confirmed Alexander's release, calling it a step "being taken to achieve a ce…
Englewood, NJ
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Tenafly Hosts Watch Party For Edan Alexander Hostage Release
The anticipation is building for when Edan Alexander, a Tenafly native, will be a free man. A crowd is gathered at Huyler Park in Tenafly on Monday, May 12, awaiting the release of Edan Alexander, who has been held hostage by Hamas since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. A screen showing a live broadcast from Israel is being projected to the crowd as attendees wear Israeli attire and flags to show their support. Kyle Muzza/UNF News On Sunday, May 11, Hamas leaders announced they would be releasing Alexander. The news was later confirmed by President Donald Trump. This is the …
Englewood, NJ
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Hamas Agrees To Release Tenafly Hostage Edan Alexander, Again
Edan Alexander will soon be a free man, On Sunday, May 11, Hamas leaders announced (for the second time since March) that they'd be releasing the 21-year-old New Jersey native who was taken hostage in the Oct. 7 attacks. President Trump later confirmed the news, too. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff tells NBC News he is en route to Israel to secure Edan, a Tenafly native who is the last surviving American-Israeli hostage taken by Hamas and is a U.S. and Israeli citizen. Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas' negotiating team, made the announcement about Alexander's release on Sunda…
Englewood, NJ
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Hamas Agrees To Release Tenafly's Edan Alexander, Last Living American Hostage: Reports
Edan Alexander is coming home. The 20-year-old Tenafly, NJ native is the last surviving American-Israeli hostage taken by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attack. Multiple news outlets including ABC and The Hill said on Friday, March 14, that the terrorist organization agreed to release Alexander along with the bodies of four other dual nationals. The announcement, which came on the Jewish holiday of Purim, was reportedly made on Telegram, according to The Hill. After graduating from Tenafly High School in 2022, Alexander volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He was serving at the G…
Englewood, NJ
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Trump Wants Hamas To Release Tenafly Hostage Edan Alexander: Envoy
"Edan Alexander is an American, and he’s injured—so he’s a top priority for us." That's what President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told reporters Thursday, March 6, as negotiations intensify for the release of the 20-year-old Tenafly, NJ native still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. Alexander is the only remaining Israeli-American hostage believed to still be alive in captivity, the NY Times reports. Witkoff, speaking on the former president’s behalf, expressed frustration with Hamas, calling for immediate transparency in the hostage situation. "We feel Hamas has not bee…
Englewood, NJ
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Tenafly's Edan Alexander, Hamas Hostage Seen Pleading For Freedom In Newly-Released Video
For the first time since his abduction by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, New Jersey's Edan Alexander has appeared in a video released by the terrorist group. The harrowing footage, shared on Saturday, Nov. 30, shows the 20-year-old Israeli-American, who hails from Tenafly, crying and pleading for his life in a message directed to Israeli and American leaders. Speaking in both Hebrew and English, Alexander states he has been held hostage for more than 420 days. “It’s time to put an end to this nightmare,” he says in an emotional appeal to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Click here to wat…
Englewood, NJ
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Tenafly Teen Edan Alexander Believed Among Hostages Taken By Hamas
A 19-year-old man from Bergen County remains missing, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he may be among the hostages taken by Hamas. Edan Alexander, of Tenafly, was serving in the Israeli Defense Forces' Golani Brigade near the Gaza Strip and has not been heard from since the attacks on Saturday, Oct. 7, Murphy previously said. This weekend, the governor announced the teen may be among the hostages being held by Hamas. "We demand that all hostages taken by Hamas be released immediately and unharmed, including New Jersey native Edan Alexander, who may be among the captives," Murphy said…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Israeli Lacrosse Player Who Played For South Jersey Team Killed In Hamas Attacks
One of the casualties of the recent Hamas attacks in Israel was an Israeli men’s lacrosse player who played for the South Jersey team in the 2014 Youth Maccabi Games. Mor Cohen, 24, a Tel Aviv native, competed in Cherry Hill, according to the Israel Lacrosse Association (ILA). His body was found on Tuesday, Oct. 11, the ILA said in a statement. Mor was among the ILA's first players, having helped start the team in Tel Aviv and the coexistence program, the organization said. He represented Israel on the country's first-ever U19 national team in the 2016 World Championships, according to the…
Englewood, NJ
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19-Year-Old Israeli Soldier From Tenafly Missing After Attacks: Gov. Murphy
A 19-year-old man from Bergen County is among the Americans reported missing in Israel among the Hamas attacks, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said. Edan Alexander, a graduate of Tenafly High School, was serving in the Israeli Defense Forces' Golani Brigade near the Gaza Strip and has not been heard from since the attacks on Saturday, Oct. 7, Murphy said at a vigil in Hoboken on Tuesday, Oct. 10. "To every New Jerseyan with friends or loved ones in Israel and the Mideast region, please know that your neighbors—here, and across the nation—stand with you," Murphy said. "We will do everything we …
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Israeli Soldier From Fair Lawn Killed By Hamas Had Switched Shifts With Friend, Family Says
Itay Glisko died a hero, his family says. The 20-year-old Israeli soldier who was born at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood was not scheduled to be on base located in the southern part of Israel near Gaza on Saturday, Oct. 7. It was a holiday: Simchat Torah. ** גלול מטה לקבלת הגרסה העברית של דיווח חדשות הזה ** Itay had switched shifts with a fellow soldier who couldn't be there, his cousin, Dana Glisko tells Daily Voice from Israel. The last time Dana and her family heard from Itay, who lived in Fair Lawn before his family moved to Israel when he was six months old, was at 11 a.m. Oct. 7.&…
