A crowd gathered Monday in New Jersey to watch the release of Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. citizen kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, who has been held hostage for over 19 months.

The Tenafly High School graduate was believed to be the last living American hostage still being held by Hamas in Gaza.

Edan Alexander's neighbors gathered at Huyler Park on May 12 to watch as across the world his family arrived in Israel for ...

Gov. Phil Murphy and Sen. Andy Kim were among the officials who cheered Hamas' release of Edan Alexander of Tenafly, New Jersey. After more than 580 days in custody, Tenafly resident Edan ...

On May 11, Alexander's family and friends, his hometown and strangers around the world who followed his tragic story rejoiced at the news they'd been yearning for: The 21-year old New Jersey native, ...

American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, was released on ...

Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the New Jersey-raised American-Israeli was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. Hamas released ...

The parents of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who was freed Monday after being held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, said they always maintained hope he'd be released.

The governor was unsure when the Alexander family would be back in New Jersey but said he had been texting Edan’s father, Adi, overnight and that he will see them “God willing with Edan sooner ...

With every day that Edan has been held hostage, the Alexander family has endured unimaginable pain, uncertainty, and fear,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement. “With Edan’s ...