Ghost of Twitter Past (@tweetghost.bsky.social)

Freed Israeli-American captive to rejoin army and resume role in Gaza genocide <article data-history-node-id="428926" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/freed-israeli-american-captive-rejoin-army-and-resume-role-gaza-0" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/freed-israeli-american-captive-rejoin-army-and-resume-role-gaza-0" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Freed Israeli-American captive to rejoin army and resume role in Gaza genocide</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Former Hamas captive Idan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier, has announced he will return to the Israeli army to take part in its ongoing genocide on Gaza.</p> <p>"Next month I will return to Israel and once again wear my [Israeli army] uniform, serving proudly alongside my brothers. My story doesn't end with survival – it continues with service. Until victory," Alexander declared at a Friends of the Israel Defence Forces (FIDF) event in the United States earlier this week.</p> <p>Alexander, who is also an American citizen said serving Israel is “one of the greatest honors of my life.”</p> <p>The fundraising event for FIDF, a US based charity that supports Israeli soldiers, will fund emergency medical supplies and mental health treatment for those wounded in the occupied Palestinian territories.</p> <p>Alexander was freed in May after Hamas said it would release him as a goodwill gesture to advance ceasefire talks and open the way for urgently needed humanitarian aid.</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/freed-israeli-american-soldier-rejoin-army-and-resume-role-gaza-genocide">Freed Israeli-American captive to rejoin army and resume role in Gaza genocide</a></h3> <div alt="Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander was serving as an Israeli soldiers when he was captured on 7 October 2023 (Social Media)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f3701d7d-3758-41bc-a70f-14ecd628f59a" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/idan.jpg" width="1400" height="797" alt="Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander was serving as an Israeli soldiers when he was captured on 7 October 2023 (Social Media)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/freed-israeli-american-captive-rejoin-army-and-resume-role-gaza-0