Trump to Meet Former Hamas Hostage Edan Alexander
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Oct. 7, 2025 at the White House with Edan Alexander, a 21‑year‑old American–Israeli who was held nearly 600 days by Hamas and freed in May. The meeting coincides with the two‑year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack and comes as the Trump administration advances a 20‑point hostage/ceasefire proposal and has established a DOJ 'Joint Task Force October 7' to pursue those responsible for the attacks.
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📌 Key Facts
- Meeting date: Oct. 7, 2025 (the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks).
- Edan Alexander: 21‑year‑old American–Israeli, spent nearly 600 days as a hostage and was released May 12, 2025.
- Policy context: Administration pushing a 20‑point plan calling for return of hostages within 72 hours of Hamas signing; DOJ created Joint Task Force October 7; article cites 48 hostages still in captivity and roughly 1,200 killed in the Oct. 7 attacks.
📚 Contextual Background
- A 2025 peace proposal from President Donald Trump was structured as a 20-point plan aimed at ending the Gaza conflict and securing the release of hostages.
- A 2025 U.S. peace plan linked a hostage release to a reciprocal exchange involving Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
- A 2025 U.S. peace plan specified that Hamas would release 48 remaining hostages, about 20 of whom were believed to be alive, within three days.