Edan Alexander, an American-born Israeli soldier and believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza, has returned home to New Jersey. Hundreds of cheering supporters, many waving Israeli flags and holding “Welcome Home Edan” signs,

Residents of Tenafly, New Jersey, came together on Thursday to celebrate the homecoming of freed American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander.

It was the second time that residents of Tenafly, which has a large Israeli community, gathered to celebrate Alexander's freedom.