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Born in Tel Aviv but raised in New Jersey, Alexander served in an elite infantry unit on the border with Gaza when he was captured by Hamas militants during the 7 October attack.

"You know, Pesach is the holiday of freedom," Lishay says when we meet in a park near Tel Aviv's Hostages Square.

"This week is Passover - the festival of freedom," Liri Albag, an Israeli soldier held hostage in Gaza for 15 months by Hamas, told a crowd of thousands gathered in Tel Aviv last weekend.

Tel Aviv said last year it had hit an Iranian nuclear site in retaliation for an missile attack.

The ballistic missile was fired toward Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, the group's military spokesperson said in a televised statement.