Hamas Says It Will Release Last Living American Hostage Monday

Hamas’s leader in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayyah, said the U.S. government had been in contact for the past several days amid the negotiations.

Varda Ben Baruch holds photos of her grandson Israeli- American hostage Edan Alexander as she walks near Israeli soldiers during a rally of families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip at Nir Oz near the border with the Gaza Strip in Nir Oz, Israel, on April 20, 2025. Amir Levy/Getty Images

Hamas says it will release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, on Monday.

The move by the terrorist group comes amid an effort to establish a cease-fire with Israel and resume aid delivery into the war-torn territory it controls.