Yael Alexander, mother of Edan: We cannot rest until 58 hostages left behind come home

Yael Alexander, the mother of hostage Edan Alexander, says the rest of the hostages cannot be forgotten as her son is freed.

“This isn’t over. We have more hostages in Gaza. The moment that Edan comes out, there will still be 58 there,” she says upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport from the US.

“We cannot rest and we cannot forget, everyone needs to come home.”

She adds that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the strength to make a deal. “Now is the time,” she says.

Yael Alexander, mother of hostage Edan, arrives at Ben Gurion Airport on an El Al plane from the US, before helicoptering toward the Gaza border for the release of her son Edan from Hamas captivity, May 12, 2025 (Channel 12 screenshot)

Yael then boards an IDF helicopter which is taking her to a military base at Re’im on the Gaza border, where the IDF is set to bring Edan, a dual US-Israeli citizen, once he is handed over by Hamas, via the Red Cross.

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