Hamas releases video of over 420 days of hostage detention in New Jersey

🚨 Tenafly High School graduate is among Hamas hostages

🚨 Edan Alexander speaks to Israeli Prime Minister and President-elect Trump.

🚨 The White House says a deal is now on the table

TENAFLY – On Saturday, Hamas released a video of New Jersey native Edan Alexander, who has been held hostage since the surprise terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

Alexander graduated from Tenafly High School in 2023 and joined the Israeli military at the age of 19. The now 20-year-old Israeli-American man remains one of the 100 people held captive by the terrorist organization in Palestine.

The video is the first time Alexander’s family has heard from him in over 400 days. His mother, Yael Alexander, said the video gave them hope at a rally in Tel Aviv, Reuters first reported.

“But it also shows how difficult it is for Edan and the other hostages and how much they are screaming and praying for us to save them,” she said.

Edan Alexander appears in the hostage video

In the new video, Alexander said he prayed every day to see her.

“Please be strong. “It’s only a matter of time before this nightmare ends,” Alexander said.

Alexander also addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President-elect Donald Trump.

He called on Trump to use the “full power” of the US to negotiate the release of the hostages.

“Every day here feels like an eternity and the pain inside is getting bigger every day,” says Alexander. “I don’t want to end up dead like my fellow American Hersh.”

The haunting words refer to Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who was also taken hostage. His family confirmed his death in September.

The White House reacts to the hostage video

Gov. Phil Murphy took to social media to call for Alexander’s safe return.

“I join the Alexander family in calling on both the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration to do everything possible to quickly reach an agreement that brings him home safely,” Murphy said.

The Biden administration said Saturday that an agreement to release the hostages and end the war was on the table.

“The hostage video released today by American-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander is a cruel reminder of Hamas’ terror against citizens of several countries, including our own,” said National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett.

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