美籍以色列人质伊丹·亚历山大的父母被哈马斯关押后于周一获释自2023年10月7日以来一直在加沙，他说他们一直希望他能被释放。
他的父亲阿迪·亚历山大(Adi Alexander)周二在特拉维夫的一家医院接受了美国广播公司(ABC)的独家采访，他的儿子正在那里接受治疗。“希望是强制性的。终于发生了。”
对于他们的重逢，他说，“能够再次拥抱他”是“难以置信的”
伊丹·亚历山大的妈妈雅艾尔·亚历山大说，他们现在正在享受这些简单的时刻。
“只是和我旁边的伊丹一起放松，用我的iPhone和我们所有的朋友联系，不停地发送信息，简单的事情。这是一种祝福，你知道，只是和他在一起，在他身边，”她说。
现年21岁的伊丹·亚历山大来自新泽西州，18岁时移居以色列。当他在2023年10月7日哈马斯的袭击中被捕时，他19岁，在以色列国防军服役。
阿迪·亚历山大说他们的噩梦是父母开车带他们去“敲每一扇门，敲总统的门，前一扇，这一扇，最后，那扇成功了。所以我们很感激。”
在美国和哈马斯成功谈判后，伊丹·亚历山大获释。美国官员告诉美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)，他的释放被视为对特朗普政府的善意姿态，也是围绕更广泛冲突启动谈判的潜在契机。
亚历山大是据信仍被哈马斯关押的最后一名活着的美国公民。据美国官员称，该恐怖组织据信持有四名美国人质的尸体。
当被问及伊丹的情况时，他的父母告诉ABC新闻“他需要时间”，他们会给他恢复所需的任何时间。
就在他们接受ABC新闻采访之前，Yael和Adi Alexander在医院向记者发表了一份声明。
阿迪·亚历山大说，他的儿子“很快”就会回到新泽西的家，可以做一些事情，比如喝啤酒，看他哥哥打篮球。
他说，自从他被释放后，他们分享的第一瓶啤酒是在医院的屋顶上，称这是他将永远珍惜的时刻。
阿迪·亚历山大说，他们的家庭将“最终能够痊愈”，但他也呼吁释放所有剩余的人质。
57名人质仍留在加沙，其中20人据信还活着。
阿迪·亚历山大还赞扬了唐纳德·特朗普总统的团队，特别是中东特使史蒂夫·维特科夫，为让伊丹回家而“不知疲倦”地工作。
Freed US hostage Edan Alexander's parents speak out in exclusive ABC News interview: 'It finally happened'
The parents of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who wasfreed Monday after being held captive by Hamasin Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, said they always maintained hope he'd be released.
"We always believed that this moment will come, always," his father, Adi Alexander, told ABC News in an exclusive interview Tuesday from the hospital in Tel Aviv where their son is being treated. "Hope is mandatory. It finally happened."
Of their reunion, he said, "To be able to hug him again" was "unbelievable."
Edan Alexander's mom, Yael Alexander, said they're now savoring the simple moments.
"Just to chill with Edan, like, next to me, and to be on my iPhone and to connect with all our friends that sending messages, like, nonstop, the simple things. It's the blessing, you know, just to be with him, next to him," she said.
Edan Alexander, now 21, is from New Jersey and moved to Israel at the age of 18. He was 19 years old and serving in the Israel Defense Forces when he was captured during Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Adi Alexander said their nightmare as parents drove them to go "knocking on every door, on the president's door, the previous one, this one, and finally, that was successful. So we were grateful."
Edan Alexander's release came after successful negotiations between the U.S. and Hamas. His release is being viewed as a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration and a potential opening to jumpstart talks surrounding the broader conflict, U.S. officials told ABC News.
Alexander was the last living American citizen still believed to be held by Hamas. The terror group is believed to be holding the bodies of four dead American hostages, according to U.S. officials.
Asked how Edan is doing, his parents told ABC News "he needs time" and they'll give him whatever time he needs to recover.
Just before their interview with ABC News, Yael and Adi Alexander gave a statement to reporters at the hospital.
Adi Alexander said his son would "soon" be returning home to New Jersey and would be able to do things like enjoy a beer and watch his brother play basketball.
He said the first beer they shared since his release was on the hospital roof, calling it a moment he would cherish forever.
Adi Alexander said their family would "finally be able to heal," but he also called for all of the remaining hostages to be released.
Fifty-seven hostages remain in Gaza, including 20 who are believed to be alive.
Adi Alexander also praised President Donald Trump’s team, and especially Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, for working "tirelessly" to get Edan home.
