Crowds gather to celebrate in both New Jersey, USA, and in Tel Aviv, Israel, in the hours leading up to Edan Alexander’s release from captivity:
In addition, Israeli crowds waving flags also gathered along the road leading from Gaza to cheer in Edan as he came out from captivity.
Next morning, the story and photos completely took over all the Israel newspapers:
Israel now awaits the release of 58 more POWs — or their bodies — from Gaza.
An unknown backchannel served as a bridge between Qatar, Hamas, and the Americans.
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Sources: Back channel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/third-party-mediator-helped-secure-release-of-american-israeli-hostage-sources-tell-toi/