{"id":2424189,"date":"2025-04-16T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-says-it-lost-contact-with-group-holding-last-american-israeli-hostage\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:10:16","slug":"hamas-says-it-lost-contact-with-group-holding-last-american-israeli-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-says-it-lost-contact-with-group-holding-last-american-israeli-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas says it \u2018lost contact\u2019 with group holding last American-Israeli hostage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-says-it-lost-contact-with-group-holding-last-american-israeli-hostage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hamas has stated that it has &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">lost contact<\/a>&#8221; with the group that is holding Edan Alexander, the last American-Israeli hostage in Gaza. Abu obeida, a spokesman for Hamas&#8217; military wing, reported that communication was severed after a direct strike on the group&#8217;s location. Edan Alexander was taken hostage on October 7, 2023, during an attack that also resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 individuals. He is one of at least 59 hostages remaining in Gaza, with Israeli officials believing only 24 of them are still alive.Hamas reportedly rejected an Israeli proposal for a ceasefire that included the release of half the hostages. Alexander&#8217;s father expressed concerns for his son&#8217;s well-being after a video of Edan was released,highlighting the distress of the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hamas says it &lsquo;lost contact&rsquo; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunters-world-biden-son-had-tentacles-in-dark-corners-of-the-world-far-beyond-china-ukraine\/\" title=\"Hunter\u2019s World: Biden Son Had Tentacles In Dark Corners Of the World Far Beyond China, Ukraine\">group holding<\/a> last American-Israeli hostage<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2062833\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a> said it &ldquo;lost contact&rdquo; with a group holding Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">citizen held hostage<\/a> in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We announce that we have lost contact with the group holding soldier Edan Alexander following a direct strike on their location,&rdquo; Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas&rsquo; military wing, the Qassam Brigades, said in a statement Tuesday. &ldquo;We are still trying to reach them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3381709\/hong-kong-postal-service-suspension-to-united-states\/\">Hong Kong suspends postal service to US due to tariffs and ending of tax exemption<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3381386\/russia-jails-four-journalists-linked-alexei-navalny\/\">Russia jails four journalists linked to Alexei Navalny<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3380981\/south-korea-insulate-semiconductor-industry-tariff-wars\/\">South Korea seeks to insulate key industries from tariff wars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Alexander, who was born in Tel Aviv and grew up in New Jersey, was doing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-on-death-of-betty-white-an-american-icon-with-an-infectious-spirit-world-looks-different-now\/\" title=\"Fans On Death Of Betty White: \u2018An American Icon With An Infectious Spirit,\u2019 \u2018World Looks Different Now\u2019\">voluntary service<\/a> with the Israel Defense Forces when he was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, along with around 250 others. Israeli officials say 1,200 people were killed during the Hamas attack. The event has sparked a monthslong war in Gaza, with an estimated 51,000 Palestinians having died as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander is one of at least 59 hostages remaining in Gaza. Israel officials believe only 24 are still alive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He was part of an Israeli proposal for a 45-day ceasefire that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walzs-lies-disqualify-him-from-being-near-power\/\" title=\"Tim Walz&#039;s Lies Disqualify Him From Being Near Power\">involve &#038;ldquo<\/a>;the release of half of the hostages in the first week of the agreement,&rdquo; according to a Hamas official. The group rejected Israel&rsquo;s proposal for a renewed ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The year began with a two-month ceasefire in which Hamas released 33 hostages in return for the release of 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and aid and goods entering the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3227657\/trump-national-security-picks-loyalty-america-first-pro-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP NATIONAL SECURITY PICKS: LOYALTY, AMERICA FIRST, AND PRO-ISRAEL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hamas released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/hamas-releases-new-hostage-video-as-passover-begins-237237317898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">video <\/a>of Alexander on Sunday, prompting his father, Adi Alexander, to express fears for his son.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was very tough to observe, very tough to see our son in this situation,&rdquo; he told NewsNation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2062833\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2062833\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas reports it has &#8220;lost contact&#8221; with the group holding Edan Alexander, the last American-Israeli hostage in Gaza, after a strike on their location<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2424190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP24319431062888.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53561,5237,50400,21509,4133],"class_list":["post-2424189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-israeli-relations","tag-conflict","tag-hamas-2","tag-hostages","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP24319431062888.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424189"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424193,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424189\/revisions\/2424193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}