hostage update
Gottheimer, Sherrill respond to Hamas claims it lost contact with Edan Alexander’s captors
Sherrill told JI: ‘If accurate, this is a really heartbreaking development — I recently spoke with Edan’s father and had been hopeful for a swift return’

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A young relative of Edan Alexander looks up at Yael Alexander, Edan's mother, speaking at the “International Rally - United We Bring Them Home” rally in Hostage Square on May 18th, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) responded on Monday to claims by a Hamas spokesperson that the terror group had lost contact with the group holding Edan Alexander, an American citizen from New Jersey, hostage inside Gaza....