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SvennoJ on 12 May 2025
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Israeli army says Edan Alexander on way to hospital

The released US-Israeli captive is accompanied by his family on his way to an Israeli hospital, the military says. “He will meet with the rest of his family and receive medical treatment,” it said in a statement.

Separately, the White House shared a photo on X appearing to show Alexander holding a handwritten sign that reads, “Thank you President Trump”.




Israel sends negotiating team to Doha in ‘last-ditch effort’

In addition to speaking with US President Donald Trump, Netanyahu also met with Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

During the meeting, they discussed what Netanyahu’s office called a “last-ditch effort” to implement a captive-release deal “before the fighting expands” as Israel intensifies its Gaza attack.

The office confirmed Israel is dispatching a delegation to Doha on Tuesday for negotiations. “The prime minister made it clear that negotiations would only take place under fire,” it said.


Israel says it will hold off intensified attacks on Gaza

Israel will carry on with its plan to ramp up the war on Gaza, but it won’t launch it until after Trump’s visit to the Middle East, to allow for a potential new ceasefire deal to emerge, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon also confirmed to reporters that Israel will hold off the start of the expanded military action in Gaza for a few days.

“Israel is preparing a major operation in Gaza; we are not hiding it. We have called up the reserves, and we have the troops ready. And if there will be no development in the negotiations, we will apply pressure, military pressure, in order to make sure that we bring back the hostages and then eliminate Hamas,” Danon said.

“It can be avoided … if the framework that [US] Ambassador Witkoff proposed will be accepted.”

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