Edan Alexander’s family describes his “battle between hope and despair” that led to the Liberation
For the first time since the exit Monday from Gaza of the American-Israelis in hostage by Edan Alexander by the Hamas militant groupHis family spoke publicly about their emotional meeting and what their son experienced.
At a press conference Tuesday from Tel Aviv Hospital where her son recovered, Yael Alexander said that the moment she kissed him “The time was motionless”, adding: “My heartbeat had returned to synchronization with hers.”
However, she also shared that during her more than 580 days in captivity, “every minute was a battle between hope and despair”.
She said that the reunion also encountered the pain of learning that her son was facing “daily fear, hunger, lack of water and appalling health conditions”.
While he was detained in underground tunnels, Edan Alexander heard deafening explosions, the whistles of the missiles and felt the earth tremble, she said.
Alexanders calls for the publication of remaining hostages
At the press conference, Yael Alexander said it was important to bring the remaining hostages back. The Alexander enlarged family has held photos of those who are still in captivity.
Yael and her husband, Adi Alexander, thanked President Trump, with whom Edan Alexander spoke by phone on Monday. None of them thanked the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, however.
“Soon, Edan will be at home in the United States, New Jersey, watching his little brother play basketball, bringing together his friends in New Jersey. He is 21 years old now, and these happy types can also include beer, but we will never forget the first beer he had on the roof of this even building since his release,” said Adi Alexander.
Edan Alexander presents himself on social networks for the first time
Edan Alexander created his first Instagram post on Tuesday, the pulling him, “Home Sweet Home”.
He wore a star of David, a necklace given to him by Steve Witkoff, special American envoy to the Middle East. It belonged to the last son of Witkoff, Andrew.
Witkoff’s son Alex, Alex, posted on X that Edan is “a real warrior and the necklace is a powerful reminder of his strength, his survival and his pride in his Jewish heritage”.
We don’t know when Alexander returns to the United States
Alexander grew up in New Jersey before moving to Israel. He served in the Israeli army on October 7, 2023, when he was abducted during the Hamas assault against Israel.
