Hamas releases video of US-Israeli hostage in Gaza

1/12/2024 6:35

        Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video of an Israeli-American hostage on Saturday, in which he pleads for U.S. President-elect Donald
        Trump to secure his release.
        
        The mother of hostage Edan Alexander, Yael, said she was shaken by the 3 1/2 minute video, which showed the 20-year-old captive looking pale, seated in a dark space against a wall. He identified himself and addressed his family, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump.
        
        The video "gives us hope, but it also shows how difficult it is for Edan and for the other hostages, and how much they are crying out and praying for us to rescue them," his mother said at a Tel Aviv rally calling for the hostages' release.