Hamas has agreed to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in captivity in Gaza.
Alexander was serving in the IDF’s Golani Brigade, an infantry unit patrolling near Gaza, when Hamas’ attacks on Israel began.
Fox News reports that Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American, will be released along with the bodies of four other hostages, according to a deal offered by mediators.
Alexander was born in Israel a few months before his parents moved to the US according to the American Jewish Committee even though he spent most of his life in New Jersey.
After graduating from high school, Alexander decided he would enlist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rather than enroll in college.
Hamas released a video of Alexander speaking in Hebrew and Arabic on November 30 last year, more than a year after he was captured.
Gaza: Hamas agrees to release last living American hostage, Edan Alexander
