Thu Jul 03 01:38:46 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a summary of the provided text and a rewritten news article based on it, written from a global, rather than specifically Indian, perspective as no clear preference has been given.

**Summary:**

The provided text is a news brief from *The Hindu* newspaper. It announces that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will meet with Edan Alexander, a former American-Israeli hostage who was held captive in Gaza for 584 days after being abducted on October 7, 2023. Alexander, a 21-year-old from New Jersey who moved to Israel in 2022 and joined the military, was released on May 12. The meeting follows a previous meeting Trump held with other former hostages released by Hamas.

**News Article:**

**Trump to Meet with Former Gaza Hostage Edan Alexander at White House**

**WASHINGTON – July 3, 2025** – President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are scheduled to meet with Edan Alexander, a former American-Israeli hostage recently released from captivity in Gaza, at the White House on Thursday.

Alexander, 21, was among the 251 people taken hostage by Hamas militants during the October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. He was held for 584 days after being abducted from his military base in Israel, where he enlisted in 2022 after moving from his native New Jersey.

“The President and First Lady have met with many released hostages from Gaza, and they greatly look forward to meeting Edan Alexander and his family in the Oval Office tomorrow,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated.

Alexander was released on May 12 and has since returned to the United States.

This meeting follows a previous meeting in early March where President Trump met with eight other former hostages released by Hamas. The ongoing situation with Israeli and American hostages remains a significant point of focus for the Trump administration.

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