
Then-Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President, Donald Trump, poses for photos with the family of Edan Alexander at Ohel Chabad Lubavitch in New York City, on Oct. 7, 2024.PMichael M. Santiago/Getty Images
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump invited Edan Alexander—the last American hostage freed from Hamas terrorists—to the Oval Office on Oct. 7, the second anniversary of the terror attacks in Israel.
Alexander, a dual citizen from New Jersey, was held captive for 584 days in the Gaza Strip before Trump helped secure his release on May 12.