Hamas releases Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander after direct talks with U.S. – Mondoweiss

Israeli soldier and American citizen Edan Alexander was released today by the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, which had held him captive in Gaza since October 2023. The Israeli public broadcasting service confirmed on Monday afternoon that Alexander was handed over to the International Red Cross in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis.

Earlier in the day, an Israeli military helicopter transported several of Alexander’s family members to the Israeli Re’im military base…