The Hamas terror group has released a propaganda video showing signs of life from hostage Edan Alexander, 20, in the first video of its kind in months.
The three-and-a-half-minute-long video is not dated, though Alexander states that he has been held for over 420 days. If true, it will have been filmed this week.
Alexander, a US citizen, is a soldier who was stationed near the Gaza Strip on the morning of October 7 when he was taken captive by Hamas.
Alexander was born in Tel Aviv, grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, and joined Golani as a lone soldier after graduating from high school in 2022.
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In the clip, a gaunt-looking Alexander identifies himself and calls on the Israeli government to bring him home. In the second half of the video, Alexander speaks in English and calls on the incoming US administration to work for his release.
Hamas has previously issued similar videos of hostages the terror group is holding, in what Israel says is deplorable psychological warfare. However, the terror group has not published such videos in months.
Most Israeli media do not carry the video clips themselves.
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