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- Henry Kissinger said that Israel should not give in to Hamas' threat to hostages.
- Hamas recently said it would kill hostages if Israel strikes Gaza homes without warning.
- Hamas' actions, he said, are evidence that the group wants to "mobilize the Arab world against Israel."
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said that Israel cannot give in to Hamas' threats to kill Israeli hostages, but called it a "heartbreaking decision" for any leader to have to make.
The former top diplomat made the remarks to Mathias Döpfner, CEO of publisher Axel Springer, for German newspaper Die Welt. Axel Springer is Insider's parent company.