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Edan Alexander’s mother being flown from airport to base near Gaza border ahead of his release

By Emanuel Fabian 12 May 2025, 4:11 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

An Israeli army helicopter lands in Reim military base near the Israel Gaza border on May 12, 2025 ahead of the expected release of US-Israeli hostage soldier Edan Alexander. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
An Israeli army helicopter lands in Reim military base near the Israel Gaza border on May 12, 2025 ahead of the expected release of US-Israeli hostage soldier Edan Alexander. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)

Yael Alexander, the mother of hostage soldier Edan Alexander, and several others have been airlifted by an Israeli Air Force helicopter from Ben Gurion Airport to the Re’im base in southern Israel, a defense official says.

Alexander is set to be released by Hamas this evening, and brought to the IDF facility at Re’im for an initial checkup and to meet with his family.

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