News Wrap: Hamas says it will release hostage Edan Alexander
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🗓️ 11 May 2025
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| 0:00.0 | In other news tonight, the militant group Hamas announced it will release the last living American hostage in Gaza. |
| 0:07.1 | Israeli-American hostage, Idaan Alexander, has been held in Gaza since the attacks on October 7, 2023, that ignited the war between Israel and Hamas. |
| 0:16.3 | Hamas said his release as part of their efforts to establish a ceasefire that would include resuming |
| 0:21.1 | aid deliveries to Gaza. President Trump leaves tomorrow for a trip to the Middle East. He'll make |
| 0:26.1 | stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky |
| 0:33.0 | said his country will accept an invitation from Russia to attend direct talks on an end to the war. |
| 0:38.7 | Russian President Vladimir Putin's invitation came just hours after Ukraine and European allies |
| 0:44.2 | ramped up pressure on Russia. The group proposed a 30-day ceasefire to begin Monday, which Putin |
| 0:49.7 | effectively rejected in favor of direct talks. If the talks move forward, they will take place |
| 0:54.9 | this Thursday in Turkey. The FAA is under fire after an equipment outage led to massive delays |
| 1:01.9 | for those trying to fly today. The agency blamed an outage for a temporary ground stop at |
| 1:06.7 | Hartsfield Jackson Airport in Atlanta, the world's busiest airport. Another equipment outage also caused a ground delay at Newark International. |
| 1:14.7 | In an interview today, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the number of flights |
| 1:18.7 | will be reduced at Newark. |
| 1:20.4 | Duffy said he's concerned about the whole airspace, but added that it's still safe to fly. |
| 1:26.0 | The Department of Homeland Security released body camera footage |
| 1:29.7 | that shows the Friday arrest of the Democratic mayor of Newark. |
| 1:32.9 | In the video, law enforcement officers warned Mayor Raz Baraka |
| 1:36.1 | and members of Congress to leave the property. |
| 1:38.9 | Then, after the group returns to the public side of the gate, |
| 1:42.1 | Baraka is handcuffed and arrested. |
| 1:44.5 | Other Democratic members of Congress are now standing with their colleagues. |
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