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Hamas releases Edan Alexander, last living American hostage, to Israel

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — Hamas has released Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli citizen, back to Israel under a deal reached with the United States.

The release, conducted Monday evening in...

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Hamas and Trump say Edan Alexander to be freed from Gaza after US negotiates release

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — President Donald Trump and Hamas have announced that Edan Alexander, the only U.S. citizen among the living hostages remaining in Gaza, will go free after...

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Israeli culture minister: ‘Israel is going to annex land’ in Gaza if Hamas does not cede power

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — A senior member of Israel’s ruling party said Israel would annex parts of Gaza unless Hamas ceded power there and released the Israeli hostages it...

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OP-ED: Critics of Trump’s US Holocaust Memorial Council firings run the risk of trivializing the cataclysm

By MENACHEM Z. ROSENSAFT 

(JTA) — As a former member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council — appointed by President Bill Clinton to two five-year terms and by President...

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