After 584 Days in Captivity Idan Alexander is now in Israeli Hands!

IDF: The returned soldier has now been transferred to IDF forces in the Gaza Strip.  

He is being escorted by an elite IDF unit on his way to Israel, where he will undergo an initial medical evaluation and meet with his family members.

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After 584 Days in Captivity: Kidnapped Soldier Idan Alexander Returns to Israel

Earlier this evening (Monday), Idan crossed back into Israeli territory and reached the reception center near the Gaza border. Just minutes before, he had been transferred from the custody of the Red Cross to the IDF inside Gaza, after being handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas terrorists at a designated meeting point in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.

Idan walked on his own and was assisted by Red Cross personnel as he entered a vehicle. Unlike past “release ceremonies” staged by Hamas, he was not dressed in military uniform.

The Ministry of Health reported that after a preliminary medical evaluation at the Re’im reception area, Idan will be transferred to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv for further care.

Awaiting him at Re’im were his family – his mother and father, who arrived in Israel earlier today – along with Gal Hirsch, Israel’s coordinator for captives and missing persons, and Steve Witkoff, U.S. Presidential Envoy to the Middle East.

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