Trump says that Hamas agreed to free the latest American-Israeli hostage in Gaza
Hamás he said on Sunday I was willing to release on the last American hostage I live in Gaza, Edan Alexander, as part of the efforts to establish a cease-fireRe -combat the crosses to the territory blocked by Israel and resume the delivery of aid.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, confirmed the news At the last minute of Sunday in a post in his accounts on social networks in which he informed that Hamas had agreed to free Alexander in what he described “A step of good faith in the United States.”
The announcement of the first outing out hostage since Israel broke the fire in March Just before Trump visit in the Middle East This week. It also suggests the will of the United States, the closest ally of Israel, to increase more efforts in high conversations fire aimed at ending the 19 -month war.
Trump, whose administration expresses yours Total support for Israel actionsThe plans to undertake this week on a regional tour that will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates (Eau).
In Israel, the office of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the development of the liberation of the hostages proposed by Hamás, stating that the United States informed him of the group of the group of Free Alexander “without compensation or condition”. He added that the passage should drive interviews About one respite. At the beginning of the year, The Netanyahu government got angry For direct conversations of Washington with Hamas.
Alexander, Hamas’ last American hostage
Edan AlexanderAmerican soldier of Israeli origin of 21 years, Raised in New Jersey and was kidnapped at its base during the Attack on Israel on October 7, 2023directed by Hamas, who triggered The war in Gaza.
It is expected that it will return to the United States in the next 48 hoursAccording to AP, which cites an unidentified Hamas official. The Palestine organization released a video by Alexander last year in November during thanksgiving. According to his mother, Yael Alexander, the video was difficult to see while crying and provided help, but it was a relief to see the last sign that I was alivehe said.
Trump and his special correspondent, Steve Witkoff, have often mentioned the name of Alexander, who is now 21 years old, in recent months, when the United States conversations have started in the middle of the despair of Host families and of the over two million inhabitants of Gaza under the new Israeli block.
“Every time they say Edan’s name, it’s as if they hadn’t forgotten. They have not forgotten that it is American and are working on it“His mother told the Associated Press (AP) at the beginning of this year.
Hamas says he is willing to negotiate for the end of the war
Meanwhile, Khalil at Hayyah, leader of Hamás In Gaza, he said it The group has Declare in contact with the American administration in the last few days and was willing to “The negotiations immediately begins Intensive “to reach a final agreement for a long -term truce, including the end of the warthe exchange of Palestinian prisoners and hostages in Gaza and the transfer of power to that city to an independent corpus of Tecnocrati.
According to the high positions of Hamas and Egypt, indirect conversations between Hamas and the United States They started last week. The goal of the dialogue between the two is to reach the liberation of the hostages preserved by Hamas and the end of the war in Gaza.
In Gaza they continue 59 hostages Of those who, it is believed, a third is alive. Most of the others Have been released In high fire agreements or other agreements. According to the forum of hostage families, a basic organization that represents most of the families of the hostages, Alexander’s liberation “must mark the beginning of a global agreement” Let everyone free.
