At least five hostages held by Hamas, including New Jersey native Edan Alexander, could be freed under new cease-fire proposals, officials said Saturday as tens of thousands of protestors flooded Israeli streets demanding the release of all captives.
The terror group agreed to release the five hostages, who were kidnapped in its Oct. 7, 2023 massacre in Israel, in exchange for a 50-day cease-fire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday and continuing through Passover, officials told Israeli and Arab news outlets Saturday.
Eid, which marks the end of Ramadan, begins on Saturday night and ends Wednesday.
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Demonstrators held posters during a protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv on March 29. AFP via Getty Images
The proposal, put forward by Egypt after
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