US reportedly mulling spiriting Alexander to Qatar for Trump meet

12 May 2025, 10:07 am Edit

Varda Ben Baruch, grandmother of Edan Alexander, holds a picture of her grandson near the border with the Gaza Strip on April 20, 2025. (Lior Rotstein/Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

The Ynet news site reports that American officials are looking into the possibility of whisking Edan Alexander and his family to Qatar to meet US President Donald Trump, who is visiting the region this week.

According to the report, which does not cite a source, Alexander would fly there with US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, though any plans would be dependent on the freed hostage’s health.

Alexander, a dual Israeli-US citizen, is set to be freed from Gazan captivity sometime today.

His family, coming from New Jersey, is expected to land in Israel at 2 p.m., Channel 12 news reports.