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US ‘fed up’ with PM Netanyahu: Opposition politician
Responding to the release of the last known living American captive being held in Gaza, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid says Israeli captives remain in the enclave because their government “did not make a deal to free them”.
“The Americans are fed up with Netanyahu. We are happy to see every hostage return home to their family, to their parents – but those who remain in the tunnels are Israeli citizens,” he said in a post on X.
“They were not released because the Israeli government did not make a deal to free them.”
Edan Alexander on his way back to Israel
The Red Cross received Edan Alexander inside of Gaza and gave him to Israeli forces. He’s now on his way back to Israel via the Kissufim crossing in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
He will then be taken immediately to the Re’im airbase in southern Israel. He’ll be reunited with his mother before he’s then airlifted to a hospital in central Israel, right outside of Tel Aviv.
This is a choreographed schedule that has been in place for Israeli captives who are released from Gaza over the last year and a half.
It’s worth mentioning that the release of Edan Alexander came about because of direct negotiations between Hamas and the United States. There was no Israeli involvement here whatsoever.
Hamas confirms Edan Alexander release ‘to achieve a ceasefire’
The Palestinian group says the US citizen was released “a short while ago following contacts with the US administration”.
“This comes as part of the efforts being made by mediators to achieve a ceasefire, open the crossings, and allow aid and relief to reach our people in the Gaza Strip,” it said in a statement.
“This step comes after important contacts in which Hamas demonstrated positivity and high flexibility.”
Hamas also urged the US administration “to continue its efforts to end this brutal war waged by the war criminal Netanyahu against children, women, and defenceless civilians in the Gaza Strip”.
