In another report, Hamas said it had lost contact with militants guarding Edan Alexander. Israel called the video 'absolute depravity.'

Hamas said it had lost contact with an Israeli-American hostage in Gaza following an Israeli missile strike on the Palestinian territory. Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli soldier from New Jersey, US, was captured during the October 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel. He appeared in a video released by the militant group over the weekend.

Hamas claims it has lost contact with Edan Alexander, a New Jersey native and the last living US hostage held captive in the Gaza Strip. The terror group accused Israel of bombing the location where the dual US-Israeli citizen,