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Witkoff, Gal Hirsch en route to Re’im facility where Edan Alexander will be brought by IDF

By Nava Freiberg 12 May 2025, 6:05 pm Edit

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

US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Israeli government hostage point man Gal Hirsch are en route to an IDF facility in Re’im where Edan Alexander is expected to be brought after he is released by Hamas from captivity in Gaza, The Times of Israel has learned.

They are being transported there in an Israeli Air Force helicopter.

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