Hamas publishes a video of Edan Alexander, the last living US captive held by Hamas in Gaza, while conveying a message of distress and frustration from captivity - Still image
CAIRO – 16 April 2025: Spokesperson for Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stated on Tuesday that the group has lost contact with the captors of soldier Edan Alexander following an Israeli airstrike on their location.
"We announce that we have lost contact with the group holding soldier Edan Alexander after a direct strike targeted their location, and we are still trying to reach them until this moment," Abu Obaida said in a Telegram post.
He accused the Israeli forces of deliberately trying to alleviate the pressure surrounding the issue of dual-nationality captives in order to free themselves to continue the war against the people of Gaza.
Alexander, supposedly the last living US captive held by Hamas in Gaza, said in a video released by the group on Saturday that he thinks he will “come home dead.”
“Every day, I think the bombing is getting closer to our heads, and this is really difficult. We are losing hope,” Alexander said during the video, while visibly angry and struggling to hold back tears.
“This video is of me, and this is my face. Try to remember it!”
Edan Alexander, the last living US captive held by Hamas in Gaza, conveyed a message of distress and frustration from captivity, stating that everyone has “lied” to him#Egypt #Africa #MENAhttps://t.co/sN8Xslhyfv
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Alexander blamed the Israeli government for turning down an offer by Hamas last month to release him.
“Three weeks ago, I heard that Hamas were ready to release me,” Alexander said during the video. “However, you refused and left me here!”
Hamas announced in mid-March that it has agreed to free Alexander hand over the bodies of four other dual nationals based on a proposal from mediators.
Netanyahu called Hamas’ offer “manipulation and psychological warfare” and resumed the war in Gaza a few days later, shattering a ceasefire that led to the release 38 captives held by Hamas, 30 of them alive.
US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff also dismissed the proposal, accusing Hamas of “making demands that are entirely impractical.”
Alexander addressed Trump during the video, blaming him for listening to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s lies.”
On March 18, Israeli forces resumed the war in Gaza, killing over 1,600 Palestinian deaths, predominantly women and children, according to the Gaza health ministry.
The latest hostilities raise the number of fatalities in Gaza since the war began in October 2023 to 51,000 people.
Hamas has warned of the impact of renewed Israeli operations on the safety of the captives, saying Israel “must realize that this aggression represents a death sentence for the remaining captives in the Gaza Strip.”
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— Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) April 6, 2025
Hamas on Saturday released a new video, showing captives Maxim Herkin and Bar Kupershtein, held in Gaza since 7 October, 2023, while saying that they “miraculously escaped death” after an Israeli strike hit a building they were in#Egypt #Palestine…
Early in April, Hamas posted a video for captives Maxim Herkin and Bar Kupershtein, while saying that they “miraculously escaped death” after an Israeli strike hit a building they were in.
Hamas continues to hold 59 captives, with at least 22 believed to be alive.
It has expressed readiness to release all remaining captives in Gaza in one go in exchange for ending the war and withdrawing Israeli troops under a ceasefire agreement.
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