President Donald Trump welcomed Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage to be freed from Hamas custody, to the White House on Thursday, where First Lady Melania Trump was also on hand to greet him.

Alexander, 21, was released in May ahead of Trump’s visit to the Middle East, as a “goodwill” gesture. Trump says a ceasefire in Gaza between Hamas and Israel is possible as soon as next week, with a plan on the table.

As Breitbart News reported in May:

Alexander, who comes from Tenafly, New Jersey, immigrated to Israel and volunteered in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), where he was accepted into the elite Golani brigade. He was kidnapped…

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