The mother of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander says she has been assured by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “conditions are ripe” for a hostage deal, just hours after Hamas released a video of her son begging the Israeli leader and US President-elect Donald Trump for his release.

Hamas's armed wing published a video Saturday of an American-Israeli hostage held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 att

The Israeli attacks on Palestine's Gaza Strip have been going on ever since October 7, 2023 when militant group Hamas launched a massive terror attack on Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been raining bombs and invaded Gaza to target Hamas.

Palestinian militant group Hamas published a video of an Israeli-American hostage from New Jersey on Saturday.

The mother of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander says she has been assured by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “conditions are ripe” for a hostage deal, just hours after Hamas released a video of her son begging the Israeli leader and US President-elect Donald Trump for his release.

Edan Alexander grew up in New Jersey and was a soldier in the Israeli military when Hamas militants attacked on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023.

Hamas released a video showing Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, 20, pleading for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's help in securing his release. Alexander, abducted during Hamas's October 7,

While this video confirms our son, Edan, is alive, it also stands as a haunting reminder that 101 innocent people remain in the clutches of Hamas,” Yael and Adi Alexander said.