Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel.

Edan Alexander, the dual Israeli-American national held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, has been reunited with his family following his release on Monday evening. The release of the Israeli army soldier came after mediators brokered a deal between Hamas and the United States that largely circumvented the Israeli government.