Alexander, a Tenafly High School graduate, was serving in the IDF near the Gaza Strip in October 2023 when Hamas kidnapped him, officials said at the time. He was 19 years old.

Tenafly native Edan Alexander, who was recently released from Hamas captivity, met with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on July 3 at the White House to celebrate his freedom.

Alexander graduated from Tenafly High School before enlisting in the Israeli army and was serving on a base on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel and took him and 250 others hostage.

Freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander says it was “noticeable” how much his treatment by his captors improved after President Donald Trump was elected in November. The moment came as Alexander ...

Edan Alexander, freed Hamas hostage from Tenafly, will meet with Trump at White House Deena Yellin NorthJersey.com 0:03 ...

About a year after the US President and his parents prayed together at the Rebbe’s Ohel, former hostage Edan Alexander returns to the site.

Edan Alexander, the American held hostage by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, returns to his Tenafly, New Jersey home.

A crowd celebrates as Edan Alexander returns to Tenafly, N.J. An Israeli-American, Alexander had been held hostage by Hamas. Author: Associated Press, Ittai Sopher Published: 4:24 PM EDT June 20 ...

Edan Alexander arrived in his hometown of Tenafly, New Jersey on June 19. He had been held hostage by Hamas and was released on May 12.

President Trump said Friday he had met with Edan Alexander, a dual American and Israeli citizen who was held hostage in the Gaza Strip for nearly 600 days.

Edan Alexander, who has been released from captivity by Hamas, after he had been kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, embraces his brother as he reunites with his family ...