Hamas says dialogue, not bombs, led to release of Alexander

By AFP 13 May 2025, 1:28 pm

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Hamas is rejecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that military pressure helped secure the release of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander.

“The return of Edan Alexander is the result of serious communications with the US administration and the efforts of mediators, not a consequence of Israeli aggression or the illusion of military pressure,” the Palestinian terror group says in a statement.

“Netanyahu is misleading his people and has failed to bring back his prisoners through aggression,” Hamas adds.

“The return of Edan Alexander confirms that serious negotiations and a prisoner exchange deal are the way to bring back the prisoners and end the war,” the Hamas statement adds.