A crowd gathered Monday in New Jersey to watch the release of Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. citizen kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, who has been held hostage for over 19 months.

T ENAFLY, New Jersey — The crowd in Edan Alexander’s New Jersey hometown cheered when an Israeli news broadcast said he had been transferred to Red Cross custody on Monday. The hundreds in ...

Edan Alexander, an American taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, has returned his hometown in Tenafly, New Jersey on June 19, after he was released on May 12 in a deal.

In the New Jersey suburb of Tenafly, just a few miles outside of New York City, you’re just as likely to hear Hebrew as English while walking down the street. It’s common for families to move ...