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