“When you sit down to mark Passover, remember that this is not a holiday of freedom as long as Edan and the other 58 hostages are not home,” Alexander’s family said in a statement released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, referencing the holy day commemorating the Israelites liberation from slavery in Egypt. “During the past week and a half in which IDF forces have been maneuvering in the area, dozens of terrorists have been eliminated, underground hideouts and Hamas terror infrastructures have been destroyed, and the Rafah siege has been completed,” the military said in a statement Saturday. The IDF is now inside parts of Rafah that it had not previously been able to enter, the military said, and plans to eventually control the region stretching from Egypt to the outskirts of Khan Younis as it looks to escalate pressure on Hamas in hopes of securing the release of the remaining 59 hostages.
Author: Deirdre Bardolf
Published at: 2025-04-12 20:35:45
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