Auburn Tigers men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl Edan Alexander Hamas from Gaza is imprisoned.
this No. 1 seed tiger Pearl talks about Alexander starting his post-match media supply on Saturday, 82-70. The 21-year-old Israeli-American is one of 59 hostages still in Gaza. More than half of the hostages held by Hamas terrorists are considered dead.
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Former President Donald Trump held a photo of Edan Alexander in New York City on October 7, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Hamas said that since October 7, 2023, the bodies of Alexander and four hostages will be released if Israel solicits a ceasefire agreement.
“I’ve been asked a lot about how this basketball program has become so competitive in the last eight years,” Pearl said. “But for me, I believe God’s plan is to be successful for us, more than we deserve. Give us this platform. Give us a chance to start this meeting briefly and remind the world that now, Itan Alexander is still in custody in Gaza.
Yael Alexander, the mother of hostage Edan Alexander, spoke at a rally in Central Park for the 100th day since the Hamas terrorist attack in New York City on January 14, 2024. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Pearl was asked why he felt he needed it Say it out loud About the hostages.
“October 7 was the worst day since the Jewish massacre, and they said they wanted to do it again and again. We have American hostages in Gaza now, which is unacceptable,” Pearl said. “President Trump called it and said that if they just free the hostages, the killing will stop. Free the hostages, the killing will stop, it depends on Hamas.”
Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl yelled at Creighton in the second round of the NCAA Championship in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Pearl has expressed support for Israel in the past and has often condemned Hamas’ actions and anti-Israel instigators who seem to support the group.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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