Tenafly, New Jersey, residents eagerly rallied in celebration in the streets today as they watched Israeli-American Edan Alexander being released in Israel after being held in captivity in Gaza by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023 for 583 days.
Tenafly is Alexander’s hometown.
At 19 years old, Alexander was among the 251 people who were kidnapped when Hamas terrorists stormed an Israeli military base in the attack that ignited a war that’s still ongoing 19 months later.
While Hamas continues to hold 58 hostages in Gaza, others have been freed in cease-fire agreements or other deals.
“Nobody knew which way this was gonna go, so this is a very joyous occasion today,” Kathy Padula, 60, told The Epoch Times from the rally on May 12….