Hamas agreed Friday to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in captivity in the Gaza Strip.

Alexander, who is an Israeli-American, will be released along with the bodies of four other hostages, according to a deal offered by mediators.

<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/03/1200/675/Screenshot-2024-03-06-at-4.37.44-PM.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Edan Alexander" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>Edan Alexander, born in Tel Aviv and raised in New Jersey, is currently being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.&nbsp;</span> <span>(Hostage Family Forum)</span></p></div></div>

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<i>Fox News' Yael Rotem-Kuriel contributed to this report.</i>

<div class="author-bio"><p>Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.</p></div>

Hamas agreed Friday to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in captivity in the Gaza Strip.{ai:summary}<p>Hamas has agreed to release Edan Alexander, the last American hostage in Gaza, along with the bodies of four other hostages. Alexander, an Israeli-American, was born in Tel Aviv and raised in New Jersey. </p><p>This story is still developing. #foreignaffairs</p>

Hamas agrees to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage

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