内容摘要：. Even the United States, a staunch ally, has voiced concerns over the hunger crisis. U.N. agencies say Israeli military restrictions and the breakdown of law and order in Gaza make it difficult to retrieve and distribute the aid. As a result, little of it has so far reached those in need.

. Even the United States, a staunch ally, has voiced concerns over the hunger crisis. U.N. agencies say Israeli military restrictions and the breakdown of law and order in Gaza make it difficult to retrieve and distribute the aid. As a result, little of it has so far reached those in need.

Alexander’s father was somewhat heartened by Israel’s announcement Monday thatfor the first time in 2 1/2 months.

“That’s the first step forward, so hopefully we’ll see another ceasefire, more releases and the end to this conflict,” Adi Alexander said. “It’s been too long, too much, and you can’t treat agony with more agony. It’s enough.”He urged Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to “rise above politics to prioritize human life.”Yael and Adi Alexander, parents of freed Israeli-American hostage Eden Alexander, who was held captive by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, pose for a portrait in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Yael and Adi Alexander, parents of freed Israeli-American hostage Eden Alexander, who was held captive by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, pose for a portrait in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)The family had just finished celebrating Mother’s Day at their home in New Jersey when Adi Alexander saw eight missed calls from Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Mideast envoy. Witkoff told them to turn on the TV because Hamas was about to announce their son would be released.

“We were freaking out,” he said. The family raced to book flights to Israel. Alexander’s mother traveled with Trump’s hostage negotiator, Adam Boehler. His father and the couple’s other two children arrived just minutes before Edan Alexander crossed into Israel from Gaza.

Alexander was one of 251 people kidnapped during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in which Palestinian militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Hamas is still holding 58 hostages, around a third of them believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefires or other deals. Israeli forces have rescued eight hostages alive and recovered more than 40 bodies.This image released by Lionsgate shows Barry Keoghan as Lee, left, and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye as Abel in a scene from “Hurry Up Tomorrow.” (Andrew Cooper/Lionsgate via AP)

This image released by Lionsgate shows Barry Keoghan as Lee, left, and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye as Abel in a scene from “Hurry Up Tomorrow.” (Andrew Cooper/Lionsgate via AP)TESFAYE: Absolutely. I mean I was juggling a million things at the time, you know, and I was on tour, dealing with personal stuff as well. But that’s happened before. I was able to still rely on my super power. You know, I can go on stage and it’s this cathartic experience with the fans. I can shut my world off for an hour and a half, two hours and just lose myself in my performance. And when it got to a point where the lines were blurring, it was affecting my stage performance — people spend a lot of money to come to these shows. They save up for a year, and it got a point where, oh my God, I can’t give them what they want, my voice is failing me. And I knew at that moment, I needed to sit down and figure out what was going on up there. Because it wasn’t a physical injury.

TESFAYE: That kind of helped it.TESFAYE: It’s not even that. I mean, I’ve always been Abel. The Weeknd’s always been a performance. I’m gonna be super hyperbolic here a little bit, but it felt like I had nothing else to say. That’s what it kind of felt like to me. I was on stage and it’s like I’ve said everything I can say as this person, and now it’s time for me to take that next step. And this film was kind of like that guiding light for me.