Hamas hostage Edan Alexanders grandmother praises Trump as messenger for God before release

Hamas hostage Edan Alexander’s grandmother praised President Trump as a “messenger for God” on Monday — just hours before the American 21-year-old was set to be released by the terror group.“Trump made all the efforts and he is a good messenger of the Holy One, blessed be he,” Varda Ben Baruch told Ynet of the US president’s efforts to secure her grandson’s release.“Thank God that the government cared about him.”“Thank God, today we get to welcome him, it’s the day he was born again,” she added.Alexander, an Israeli-American citizen from New Jersey, was set to be freed later Monday as part of a good will gesture to the Trump administration, according to Hamas.The soldier has been held captive ever since he was snatched from his military base in southern Israel during Hamas’ deadly cross-border attack on Oct.7, 2023....