The IDF releases a recording of Golani commander Col. Adi Ganon phoning Edan Alexander, who served in the infantry brigade’s 51st Battalion, to fete his release from Hamas captivity in Gaza.
“I am so happy to see you, all the brigade is here, we waited for you all the time, up to now,” Ganon is heard telling Alexander. “It was very important for me to personally call you, to embrace you from afar.”
“We are really, really happy you are again with us. You are part of the family, even in the tough moments, even now. A true hero who returned to us,” Ganon adds, telling Alexander that “the strength you displayed throughout this time inspires us.”
Alexander, in turn, tells Ganon that he’s “doing fine.”
“I’m weak, but rehabilitating. With the help of God it’s just [a matter of] time,” he says.
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