内容摘要：Race medical director Dr. John Jardine, right, and medical coordinator Chris Troyanos get an update on the weather forecast during a planning phone call inside the finish line medical tent on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, a day before the annual Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Race medical director Dr. John Jardine, right, and medical coordinator Chris Troyanos get an update on the weather forecast during a planning phone call inside the finish line medical tent on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, a day before the annual Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

This undated photo released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum shows Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum via AP)He was handed over to the Red Cross and then to Israeli forces before being flown by helicopter to a hospital in Tel Aviv. Israeli authorities released video and photos showing a pale but smiling Alexander in an emotional reunion with his mother and other family members.

Israel has promised to, including by seizing Gaza and displacing much of the territory’s population again. Days before the ceasefire ended, Israel blocked all imports from entering the Palestinian enclave,if the blockade isn’t lifted. Israel says the steps are meant to pressure Hamas to accept a ceasefire agreement on Israel’s terms.

Wearing shirts emblazoned with his name, Alexander’s extended family gathered in Tel Aviv to watch the release. They chanted his name when the military said he was free, while in the city’s Hostage Square, hundreds of peopleAlexander’s grandmother, Varda Ben Baruch, beamed. She said her grandson looked mostly all right in the first photo of him after nearly 600 days in captivity.

People watch a live broadcast of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander as he is released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Monday, May 12, 2025. Alexander was abducted during the Hamas-led attack on his base on October 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

People watch a live broadcast of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander as he is released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Monday, May 12, 2025. Alexander was abducted during the Hamas-led attack on his base on October 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)“Sure, anything can happen anywhere you live. Your house can burn down from an electric fire. Anything can happen,” Ellie Holden said. “But we got to the point where we wanted to mitigate risk that we could.”

Soraya Holden climbs a tree with her parents in the background, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Proctor, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Soraya Holden climbs a tree with her parents in the background, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Proctor, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Their new home hasn’t come without challenges. The dairy farm hasn’t operated since the 1990s and needs lots of work. The skyrocketing cost of construction materials has slowed renovations. Uninsulated parts of the house can fall into the single digits in winter.But they feel blessed they found a new life. They have a small herd of goats to clear away overgrown vegetation, and they sell eggs from their chickens. They also produce cut flowers for bouquets and heirloom vegetables from their expanding garden. Soon, they hope to make maple syrup and eventually build guest cabins in the woods.