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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 Gaza border at the time of the Oct. 7 attack in 2023, according to U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer.
Alexander's Tenafly parents, who were born in Israel, hadn't heard from their son since — until November 2024, when Hamas released a video showing Edan pleading for his life from the tunnels of Gaza.
In early March 2025, President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told reporters that the return of Alexander was a "top priority."
The latest development comes on the heels of a fresh proposal from the United States, which seeks to extend the Israel-Hamas ceasefire by a month in exchange for the release of surviving Hamas hostages, CNN reports.
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