Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday announced that it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old soldier, after more than 580 days of captivity. The young man is believed to be the last surviving American hostage.

A senior Hamas official told Reuters that the release would likely happen on Tuesday. The move is part of efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement and allow humanitarian aid to enter the war-ravaged Gaza strip.
Exiled Gaza Hamas chief, Khalil al-Hayya, said efforts to facilitate his release were jointly carried out by Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey. “The movement affirms its readiness to immediately start intensive negotiations and make serious efforts to reach a final agreement to end the war, exchange prisoners in an agreed-upon manner,” he added

Hamas to release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander after 580+ days