In his second appearance on video, Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander accuses both Israeli and US leadership of betrayal, as ceasefire negotiations continue in Cairo.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, released a video on Saturday, showing the captured Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, who also holds American citizenship.
In the video, Alexander accuses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of abandoning the captives held in Gaza and obstructing a potential prisoner exchange.
“Everyone lied to me — my people, the Israeli government, the US administration, and the army,” Alexander says.
The Israeli soldier emphasized that time was running out for the captives, stating, “We think we will return home dead, and we have no hope.”
Al-Qassam Brigades released a video of captive Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander.
“I truly believe we will return home dead. There is no hope. Every day I see Netanyahu controls the state like a dictator.
I heard Hamas was ready to release me three weeks ago—but you… pic.twitter.com/RRVz8gu1UJ
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) April 12, 2025
He also noted that three weeks ago, he heard Hamas was willing to release him, but Israel refused and left him in captivity.
Alexander lashed out at the Israeli Prime Minister, saying, “Every day I see Netanyahu controlling the country like a dictator.”
He also criticized former US President Donald Trump, asking, “Why did you fall victim to Netanyahu’s lies?”
This marks Alexander’s second appearance in a video released by Al-Qassam. In the earlier footage, broadcast on November 30, he said, “I do not want my fate to be like that of my American compatriot, Hersh (Goldberg Polin).”
Hamas had previously announced its agreement to release Alexander, along with the bodies of four other captives, in response to an American proposal — a deal that collapsed after Israel reneged on the ceasefire agreement.
Meanwhile, a Hamas delegation headed to Cairo for renewed talks with Egyptian officials regarding a ceasefire, as Israeli media claimed that Israel had submitted a new proposal.
Reacting to the latest video, Alexander’s family released a statement saying that while Israel is celebrating Passover, “We remind you that this holiday is meaningless as long as Edan and 58 other prisoners have not yet returned to their homes.”
The family added, “Our son, Edan, is a lone soldier who immigrated to Israel and joined the ranks of the Golani Brigade to protect Israel and its citizens. He is now a prisoner.”
For its part, the Prime Minister’s Office said that Netanyahu had spoken with the parents of Edan Alexander following the release of what it described as a “cruel Hamas propaganda video.”
The office stated that Netanyahu conveyed his sympathy to the family and told them that “tremendous efforts are currently being made to return the hostages.”
(PC, AJA)
Hannibel Directive?? Are they made aware of this regimes lack of care for hostages before they sign up? Sad to hear him plead for his life, but then I think of all the Palestinian children, women and men buried under the rubble or left orphaned without limbs.He made a choice and signed up to serve in the IOF. They did not sign up to be massacred.Doctors, medics, nurses lost, who only signed up to serve and help those injured.
He looks like he’s in pretty good shape for a hostage. Lots of energy..
Correct. One has to bear in mind that all crossings are closed and famine is looming in the distance in Gaza. Compare that to how ill, tortured and malnourished the Palestinian prisoners were when released from zionist prisons. Zionists are using hunger as a weapon against palestinians, and that alone should be enough to tell who the real terrorists are.
“Our son, Edan, is a lone soldier who immigrated to Israel and joined the ranks of the Golani Brigade to protect Israel and its citizens. He is now a prisoner.”
And Zionists do moan and groan whenever their IOF is called a bunch of mercenaries.
In the video, this guy is wondering why he is in Gaza and not in America. I have the same question Honestly. Born and raised in the US, he decided, with his own will, to join the ranks of thugs who have been commiting crimes for the last 76 years almost on a daily basis. And now, he is whining about the hard conditions in Gaza because of the genocide his “people” are commiting. That is what happens when you side with zionists: they abandon you.