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WATCH: Edan Alexander reunites with grandmother, says he saw her on TV

13 May 2025, 12:58 am 2 Edit
Released hostage Edan Alexander embraces his grandmother at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, May 12, 2025. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
Released hostage Edan Alexander embraces his grandmother at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, May 12, 2025. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Israel’s Government Press Office releases additional footage and pictures from former American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander reuniting with his grandmother Varda Ben Baruch and other family members at Sourasky Hospital in Tel Aviv.

Alexander can be heard telling Ben Baruch that he saw her on the news. It is not immediately clear if he meant that he saw her while he was in captivity or since his release earlier today.

Released hostage Edan Alexander reunites with his grandmother Varda Ben Baruch at Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, May 12, 2025. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
Released hostage Edan Alexander reunites with his grandmother Varda Ben Baruch at Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, May 12, 2025. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

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