Hamas Offers to Release Last American Hostage; Israel Decries ‘Psychological Warfare’

It remained unclear whether a deal to release Israeli-American Edan Alexander, a Israeli-American IDF soldier captured by terrorist group Hamas, will proceed.
Hamas Offers to Release Last American Hostage; Israel Decries ‘Psychological Warfare’
Relatives of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander speak during a demonstration calling for the release of hostages taken captive by Hamas, near Kibbutz Nirim, in southern Israel, on Aug. 29, 2024. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
Dan M. Berger
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Hamas said on March 14 that it has agreed to release an American-Israeli dual national believed to be the last living U.S. hostage held in Gaza, after receiving a proposal from mediators to continue negotiations on a deal for a second phase to the cease-fire.

Along with hostage Edan Alexander, an Israel Defense Forces soldier, the terrorist group said it will release the bodies of four other hostages holding dual citizenship, who died or were killed in captivity.