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Israel and the U.S. criticized Hamas’s offer to free Edan Alexander and the bodies of four deceased Israeli-American hostages without clear demands.

Hamas will not release the last living American hostage it kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, 21-year-old Edan Alexander, unless Israel adheres to a ceasefire agreement. The terrorist organization agreed on Friday to release Alexander along with the bodies of four dead hostages,