Event Brief
Alon says Gaza hostages could have returned earlier
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Oct 03, 2026 at 2:08 AM ET
Summary: Israeli Reserve Major General Nitzan Alon, the former government point person on hostage negotiations, said hostages held in Gaza could have been brought home up to a year before their release in late 2025. He attributed the delay to political considerations, though the supplied excerpt cuts off before the full quotation.
WHO: Nitzan Alon
WHAT: Said Israeli hostages in Gaza could have been brought home up to a year earlier.
WHEN: 2026
WHERE: Israel
WHY: Alon said political considerations delayed the hostages’ return.
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