Edan Alexander returns home to Tenafly, N.J. to cheers from supporters
Edan Alexander, an American taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, has finally returned to his hometown.
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Edan Alexander, an American taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, has finally returned to his hometown.
The 21-year-old had been hospitalized in Tel Aviv after being released by Hamas last month. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman spoked to neighbors who lined the streets to welcome him home.
Edan Alexander, an American taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, has finally returned his hometown in Tenafly, New Jersey. Watch full team coverage.
Edan Alexander, an Israeli American taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, has finally returned to the United States, on his way to his hometown in New Jersey. See full team coverage.
Edan Alexander returned to New Jersey after being held captive by Hamas for nearly 600 days. Watch special team coverage.
Edan Alexander, a U.S.-Israeli hostage who was released from captivity by Hamas last month, will return to his hometown of Tenafly, New Jersey on Thursday.
Alexander will return to Tenafly on Thursday after spending nearly 600 days in Hamas captivity. CBS News New York's Christian Fan has the details.
The now-21-year-old was stationed at the Gaza border when he was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and held for almost 600 days. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman has the story.
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Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander's parents talk about learning their long wait was over, a joyous reunion, and their anxiety for 58 other families.
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For the first time since American-Israeli Edan Alexander's release by Hamas, his family is speaking publicly about what their son went through.
CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner has the latest on Alexander's condition as he prepares to return to New Jersey.
CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner has the latest on Alexander's condition as he prepares to return to New Jersey.
The last living American citizen taken hostage into Gaza has been released by Hamas in what is being called a "goodwill gesture."
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