Hamas will only release hostage 'if truce implemented'

US-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander
US-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander, 21, was abducted during the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas. -AP

Hamas will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, it says, calling it an "exceptional deal" aimed at getting the truce back on track.

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