IDF chief speaks with Edan Alexander’s parents after release of Hamas propaganda clip

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir spoke this evening with the parents of hostage soldier Edan Alexander, after Hamas over the weekend published a new propaganda video of him.

During the conversation with Yael and Adi Alexander, Zamir “emphasized that at every moment and in every action the IDF takes, the hostages are before the eyes of IDF commanders and all its soldiers,” the military says.

“We are doing everything possible to return them. I see this as my and the IDF’s highest [priority] mission. I am the commander of the soldiers and this is before my eyes in every decision,” Zamir is quoted as saying.

The IDF says the Alexander family “thanked the chief of staff for the conversation, and for reiterating the IDF’s deep commitment to the return of the hostages.”