Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the American-Israeli from New Jersey was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip.

American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, was released on Monday.

The Israeli military confirmed that Edan Alexander was turned over to the Red Cross and then to Israeli forces.

Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage in Gaza, was released by Hamas and reunited with his family on Monday, ending an 18-month ordeal that began with the militant group’s October 7 attack.

The Israeli military confirmed that 21-year-old Edan Alexander was turned over to the Red Cross and then to Israeli forces.

A missile strike near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport and Israel’s airstrike on Yemen’s main airport forced more than a dozen airlines to suspend flights.

This was my biggest fear my whole life, before captivity, during captivity,” she reportedly said. “And it happened to me after captivity, in my safest place.”

The Israeli attack came a day after a Yemeni ballistic missile landed near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport, sending a plume of smoke into the air and causing panic among passengers.