The armed wing of Hamas said it lost contact with the team guarding US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander in Gaza after “direct Israeli bombardment” targeted their location.
The announcement comes after Adi Alexander, Edan’s father, spoke to US television network NewsNation about his son’s captivity.
“And to Prime Minister [Netanyahu], the question is still remain the same one: How do you plan to get the last hostage out without ending this war and without committing to the second phase of this deal?” Alexander said in the interview on Monday.
Alexander also said he wondered “when President Trump will lose patience with the situation”, referring to Netanyahu restarting the war.
The interview came after Hamas released a video giving proof of life for Alexander on Saturday, which was filmed sometime last week.
Mediators Egypt and Qatar have presented a new Israeli proposal for a Gaza ceasefire to Hamas, Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Monday, but a senior Hamas official said at least two elements of the proposal were nonstarters.
