\nEdan\u2019s parents, Yael and Adi Alexander, expressed immense relief following his discharge from Ichilov Hospital on Friday: \u201cOur Edani is home. Home at Grandma Verda\u2019s house, where he used to spend Shabbat meals as a lone soldier\u2014and where we celebrated so many holidays as a united family,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past year and a half, this loving home turned into a war room\u2014Verda leading from here in Israel, and we from both here and the U.S., fighting for Idan\u2019s return and for all the hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, we finally took down Edan\u2019s hostage photo from the wall\u2014with a deep sigh of relief and overwhelming gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staying in Israel, Beginning the Healing Process<\/strong> \u201cOur personal struggle may be over, but the larger fight continues. We stand with our new family\u2014the families of the remaining hostages. There are still 58 people to bring home. This mission isn\u2019t over.\u201d<\/p>\n They concluded with a heartfelt wish: \u201cWe send love to all of Israel and to Jewish communities across the world. May this be a peaceful Shabbat\u2014and may we soon hear good news.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After 584 days in Hamas captivity, Edan returns to his grandmother\u2019s home in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":23271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,77],"tags":[3200,1476,2896,2631],"class_list":["post-23270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-idf","tag-edan-alexander","tag-gaza","tag-hamas-hostages","tag-hostage-release"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Edans-Family-2.webp\")
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\nBrothers in Arms: Reunions and Remembrance<\/strong>
\nThe family shared that Edan has already reunited with his comrades from his IDF unit, rekindling a bond forged through shared battle\u2014and loss: \u201cThey stood by him as brothers in arms, remembering the friends who fell on that dark day and honoring them still.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe Alexanders announced that for now, they will remain in Israel as Edan begins a comprehensive rehabilitation process, both physically and emotionally: \u201cHe will receive medical care for injuries he sustained on October 7 that went untreated until now, including damage to his hands from a tunnel collapse,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Edans-family-3.webp\")
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\nOur Struggle May Be Over\u2014But It Isn\u2019t Finished<\/strong>
\n\u201cWe want to thank everyone\u2014on behalf of Edan and our entire family\u2014for the support, the prayers, and the hope over these 17 long months,\u201d the family wrote.<\/p>\n