An American-Israeli soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip is expected to be released Monday, Hamas said, in a goodwill gesture for the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel.
Edan Alexander was taken from his military base in southern Israel during Hamas’ cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which set off the war in Gaza.
U.S. and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war to allow for more talks on resolving their trade disputes.
President Donald Trump on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order that calls on the nation’s health department to negotiate lower prices for U.S. medications with drugmakers.
The order sets a 30-day deadline for the health department to broker new price tags for drugs.
Anya Capistrant-Kinney can be reached at capi2087@stthomas.edu.
