TENAFLY, N.J. — Edan Alexander, an American-born Israeli soldier and believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza, has returned home to New Jersey. Hundreds of cheering supporters, ...

(JTA) — Hundreds of people lined the streets of Tenafly, New Jersey, on Thursday to welcome home native son Edan Alexander, who survived 584 days of captivity in Gaza before being freed in May.

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Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the New Jersey-raised American-Israeli was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. Hamas released Alexander, ...

CBS News New York has learned that Edan Alexander, a freed U.S.-Israeli hostage and New Jersey native, will return to his hometown of Tenafly on Thursday. His father said Edan will fly back to the U.S ...

TENAFLY, N.J. -- A welcome celebration was held for released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander on Thursday afternoon in downtown Tenafly, New Jersey. Alexander, now 21, moved to Israel at the ...

TENAFLY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A welcome ceremony is being held for released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander on Thursday afternoon in downtown Tenafly, New Jersey. Alexander, now 21, moved to ...