American hostage Edan Alexander in ceasefire bid TERRORIST group Hamas has announced it will release the last living American hostage in Gaza in a bid to establish a ceasefire. Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier who grew up in the US,

Israeli soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip was released Monday, Hamas said, in a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel.