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Supporters react as they watch a livestream of the release of hostage Edan Alexander in Tel Aviv.

In Edan Alexander’s hometown in New Jersey, months of fear and anguish give way to joy and relief

As news spread of the American hostage’s release, neighbors and classmates gathered to celebrate

‘New Jersey tough’: Gov. Phil Murphy on released Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, a Tenafly native

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