Trump to meet at White House with American hostage freed from Gaza

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump volition conscionable astatine the White House connected Thursday (July 3, 2025) with Edan Alexander, the past surviving American hostage successful Gaza, who was released successful May.

“The President and First Lady person met with galore released hostages from Gaza, and they greatly look guardant to gathering Edan Alexander and his household successful the Oval Office tomorrow,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said successful a statement.

Mr. Alexander, present 21, is an American-Israeli from New Jersey. The worker was 19 erstwhile militants stormed his basal successful Israel and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. Mr. Alexander moved to Israel successful 2022 aft finishing precocious schoolhouse and enlisted successful the military.

He was released connected May 12 by the militant radical Hamas aft 584 days successful captivity. Alexander had been successful Israel since helium was freed until helium traveled past period location to New Jersey, wherever his household inactive lives.

He was among 251 radical taken hostage by Hamas successful the Oct. 7, 2023 onslaught that led to the Israel-Hamas war.

Mr. Trump successful aboriginal March met astatine the White House with a radical of 8 erstwhile hostages who had been released by Hamas: Iair Horn, Omer Shem Tov, Eli Sharabi, Keith Siegel, Aviva Siegel, Naama Levy, Doron Steinbrecher and Noa Argamani.