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Following his release from Hamas captivity in Gaza, IDF soldier Edan Alexander was expected to arrive at the initial reception facility, where a special room awaited him, lovingly prepared by his mother, Yael Alexander. The room was carefully arranged, with the flag of the Golani Brigade proudly displayed, surrounded by personal memorabilia from Edan\u2019s military service.<\/p>\n

A Mother\u2019s Touch After 18 Months of Waiting<\/strong>
\nThe preparations for Edan\u2019s return included not only medical and logistical coordination, but also a deeply personal gesture from his mother, who had long awaited this moment for more than a year and a half. The Golani flag, symbolizing brotherhood and solidarity, was placed at the heart of the room\u2014a tribute to Edan\u2019s fighting spirit and his family\u2019s pride in his service.<\/p>\n

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Photo: IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump: \u201cMazal Tov to His Wonderful Family!\u201d<\/strong>
\nU.S. President Donald Trump expressed joy over Edan\u2019s release and posted: \u201cEdan Alexander, the last living American hostage, is being sreleased. Congratulations to his wonderful parents, family, and friends!\u201d The emotional scenes continued at the Alexander family home, where cheers and applause erupted as the family received the long-awaited news.<\/p>\n

Heartfelt videos circulated on social media showing Edan\u2019s relatives and friends gathering to celebrate his long-overdue freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After his release from captivity, Edan Alexander\u2019s mother created a special welcome room featuring a Golani Brigade flag and items from his military service | President Trump congratulates the family: \u201cCongratulations!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":22776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,2276,85],"tags":[3200,1965,2994,3615,1482,1475],"class_list":["post-22772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-people","category-positive-moment","tag-edan-alexander","tag-golani","tag-homecoming","tag-hostage-survivors","tag-hostages","tag-idf"],"yoast_head":"\nEdan Alexander Returns to a Room Full of Golani Pride - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Edan Alexander Returns to a Room Full of Golani Pride\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After his release from captivity, Edan Alexander\u2019s mother created a special welcome room featuring a Golani Brigade flag and items from his military service | President Trump congratulates the family: \u201cCongratulations!\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idan-alexander-returns-to-a-room-full-of-golani-pride\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-12T18:10:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-12T20:01:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/golani.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1143\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"918\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Shimon Levi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Shimon Levi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idan-alexander-returns-to-a-room-full-of-golani-pride\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idan-alexander-returns-to-a-room-full-of-golani-pride\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Shimon Levi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/4d7bc34deb63b02173f4b03d0273ec11\"},\"headline\":\"Edan Alexander Returns to a Room Full of Golani Pride\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-12T18:10:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-12T20:01:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idan-alexander-returns-to-a-room-full-of-golani-pride\/\"},\"wordCount\":230,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idan-alexander-returns-to-a-room-full-of-golani-pride\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/golani.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Edan Alexander\",\"Golani\",\"homecoming\",\"Hostage Survivors\",\"Hostages\",\"IDF\"],\"articleSection\":[\"IDF\",\"PEOPLE\",\"POSITIVE\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idan-alexander-returns-to-a-room-full-of-golani-pride\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idan-alexander-returns-to-a-room-full-of-golani-pride\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idan-alexander-returns-to-a-room-full-of-golani-pride\/\",\"name\":\"Edan Alexander Returns to a Room Full of Golani Pride - 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