Jerusalem, 12 May, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Freeing all hostages and defeating Hamas “are intertwined with each other”, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said in a statement welcoming the returning hostage Edan Alexander home.
‘This is a very moving moment – Edan Alexander has returned home. We embrace him and we embrace his family,” the statement said.
“This was achieved thanks to our military pressure and the diplomatic pressure applied by President Trump. This is a winning combination,” PM highlighted.
He added than in a talk with the US President, the latter told him he is committed to achieve all our war objectives: to free all the hostages, and to defeat Hamas. “These go together. These things are intertwined with each other,” Netanyahu said.