Last remaining American hostage of Hamas freed

Eden Alexander, the one remaining USA-born hostage of Hamas, has been released from captivity:

Edan Alexander, 21, the last American-Israeli hostage, was released Monday by Hamas to the Red Cross and is en route to Israel, where he will be met by his family, doctors, and officials from both Israel and the U.S.

Alexander, who comes from Tenafly, New Jersey, immigrated to Israel and volunteered in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), where he was accepted into the elite Golani brigade. He was kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, terror attack.

Many residents of Tenafly gathered at dawn to watch Alexander’s release.

Alexander was handed to the Red Cross — which, for nearly 600 days, failed to visit him in captivity — in Gaza on Monday afternoon local time, and was set to be delivered to Israeli forces in Gaza, before his return home.

It's to be remembered that this makes clear how evil the Red Cross actually is, if they refuse to try and visit hostages.

Donald Trump has welcomed Alexander's release, and this is an important achievement for the POTUS indeed. Here's more:

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum welcomes the release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander “after 584 agonizing days of captivity.”

“Edan’s release is a beacon of light and hope, and it is also a reminder that 58 hostages are still being held captive in Gaza,” it says. “No hostage can be left behind. Unless all of them return, there will be no Israeli victory.”

“The return of all the hostages is the most urgent and important national mission of our generation,” the forum adds.

The problem is that the Hamas still cannot be allowed to remain, nor any other Muslims in Gaza, or this nightmare will return, and whether or not all hostages are released, we cannot allow that to impede upon punishing the jihadists. Food for thought.

Update: Alexander's been reunited with his family.