{"id":245443,"date":"2025-05-20T06:04:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T05:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/you-never-gave-up-hope-did-you-anderson-cooper-talks-with-freed-hostages-parents\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T06:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T05:04:34","slug":"you-never-gave-up-hope-did-you-anderson-cooper-talks-with-freed-hostages-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/you-never-gave-up-hope-did-you-anderson-cooper-talks-with-freed-hostages-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You never gave up hope, did you?\u2019 Anderson Cooper talks with freed hostage\u2019s parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/e_2dxl7ZbnE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018You never gave up hope, did you?\u2019 Anderson Cooper talks with freed hostage\u2019s parents\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e_2dxl7ZbnE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In October 2023, Edan Alexander was taken hostage along with hundreds of other Israelis by the terror group, Hamas. 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