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Family members, friends, and supporters of Israelis taken hostage on Oct. 7 by Hamas marched from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. They're seen here in Jerusalem on Nov. 18, 2023.
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Why Israel’s war aims may “break Israeli society”: a conversation with Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin

There aren’t many people who have sat down with Hamas to negotiate hostage releases. But one of them is Gershon Baskin. In 2011, Baskin negotiated the release of an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, who had been kidnapped by Hamas five years earlier. GZERO's Alex Kliment sat down with Baskin to discuss the current hostage crisis.

Dealing with Hamas: What a former hostage negotiator learned
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Dealing with Hamas: What a former hostage negotiator learned

What's it like to negotiate directly with Hamas? On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, Alex Kliment asks Gershon Baskin, a hostage negotiator who's dealt directly with Hamas, about the 240 estimated Israeli hostages being held captive in Gaza.