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Hamas agrees to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage

Hamas agreed Friday to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in captivity in the Gaza Strip.

HamasagreedFridaytoreleaseEdanAlexander,thelastlivingAmericanhostageincaptivityintheGazaStrip. Alexander,a21-year-oldIsraeli-American,willbereleasedalongwiththebodiesoffourotherhostages,accordingtoadealofferedbymediators.AsofFriday,Alexanderhasbeenheldcaptivefor525days,theHostagesandMissingFamiliesForumsaid. Thebodiesthatwillbereleasedareofdual-nationalhostages,theAssociatedPressreported.It’sunclearwhenthetransferwillhappen,butitcomesastalksareongoinginQatartoestablishthenextphaseoftheIsrael-Hamasceasefire,thefirstphaseofwhichendedonMarch1.  IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu’sofficesaidFridaythathewillconvenehisministerialteamonSaturdaytoreceiveadetailedreportfromnegotiatorsanddecideonthenextstepsforthereleaseofthehostages.  MEETEDANALEXANDER,THELASTLIVINGAMERICANHOSTAGEINHAMASCAPTIVITY SteveWitkoff,specialenvoytotheMiddleEast,presentedtoIsraelandHamasaU.S.proposalforexten