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Netanyahu phones ex-hostage Alexander; US envoy Witkoff said to visit him in hospital

By Nava Freiberg 13 May 2025, 10:39 am 1 Edit

Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is speaking by phone with freed American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, the Prime Minister’s Office says.

Alexander was released yesterday from Hamas captivity after the US Trump administration bilaterally negotiated his release, and is now hospitalized at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is currently visiting the dual national at the hospital, according to Hebrew media reports. There is no immediate confirmation from US officials.

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