Yael Alexander has been closely following the recent releases of hostages from Gaza, hoping to see her son Edan, an American-Israeli hostage held for over 500 days, among those to be freed. As the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas remains uncertain, families of hostages still in Gaza are grappling with the challenge of maintaining hope for their loved ones' return.
Edan Alexander, a soldier abducted by Hamas-led militants at 19, was not part of the initial phase of hostage releases. Yael Alexander, his mother, expressed the difficulty of imagining her son underground in tunnels, deprived of sunlight and fresh air.
