Edan Alexander gets tearful hometown welcome after 584 days in Hamas’ clutches: ‘Their child is our child’

Edan Alexander gets tearful hometown welcome after 584 days in Hamas’ clutches: ‘Their child is our child’


Thousands of cheering supporters lined the streets of Tenafly, New Jersey, to welcome hometown hero Edan Alexander, who at last returned safely to his family after enduring nearly 600 days of hell as a hostage of Hamas.

Alexander, wearing dark sunglasses and smiling from ear to ear, told The Post he was feeling “great” and said it was good to be back as the SUV he rode in rolled down the tree-lined main drag.

People in the jubilant crowd held banners and signs reading “Welcome home Edan,” and wrapped themselves in Israeli flags. Some jumped up and down and sang “Am Yisrael Chai” — a Hebrew phrase translating to “the people of Israel live.”

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Hundreds of friends, family and residents gathered downtown to watch the

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