The fact that the American Israeli hostage Alexander would soon be released from Hamas today revealed (12.05.2025) by US President, Donald Trumpduring statements made to journalists at the White House.
«In about two hours or shortly afterwards the American Homer was Alexander will be released, some time ago they thought he was dead“Donald Trump said characteristically while praising Steve Whitkov’s diplomatic successes in negotiations with Hamas.
Hamas announced last month that it had lost contact with his abductors of Alexander after an Israeli air raid, but there were never reports that claimed he was dead.
Israeli media have commented negatively that Trump referred to Alexander as ‘The only American citizen’ still held hostage by Hamasignoring the corpses of four other hostages with American citizenship, among the 59 hostages still held in Gaza.
It is also worth pointing out that Enan Alexander will also be the first Homer Homer to be released from Hamas.
Already Members of his family have been transferred with Israeli military forces to the point where he will be delivered Homer in the competent part of the Red Cross.
Pres. Trump confirmed that American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander — who has been held captive by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023 — is set to be released Monday.
”He’s coming home to his parents, which is really great news.” https://t.co/wgXoIQwmW7 pic.twitter.com/F1pM2FHMol
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) May 12, 2025
According to Israeli media information, after the necessary medical examinations and medical care, Endan Alexander is expected to travel with an American escort to Qatar, where he will meet President Trump.
Also, the liberation process will be very discreet, as the US has pressured Hamas not to “show” respectively in earlier cases of Israeli hostages.
THE He has dual citizenship, grew up in New Jersey, USA and served in Golf Brigade of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and was abducted by the military base serving in the Nirim area on the border with Gaza during the bloody attack on October 7, 2023.
At the moment, Hamas holds hostage 14 Israeli male soldiers, Eight of which have been declared dead, and has the body of Lieutenant Golden Goldin, who was also killed in 2014.
The “thank you” of Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also thanked President Trump today for his help in the liberation of A Alexander. During contact with the White House.
“The prime minister thanked President Trump for his help in the liberation of the Israeli soldier, Alexander,” a statement by Netanyahu’s team said shortly after a meeting with Jerusalem with his envoy to President Trump.
A source in Hamas said earlier at noon at the French Agency that Alexander “probably” will be delivered to the Red Cross after 17:00 in Greece to Han Junicity in the southern strip of Gaza.
The liberation of the last living American nationality held by Hamas in Gaza was agreed after talks by the Palestinian organization with the US, Egypt and Qatar and may pave the way for the liberation of the rest of the hostages.
The mediators informed Hamas, according to a source in the organization, that Israel would pause in its military operations in the Gaza Strip to release Homer.