How negotiating with hostage-takers actually works, according to an expert negotiator

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Mickey Bergman is a negotiator involved in political prisoner negotiations for Americans wrongfully detained abroad. Over the past decade, he has helped secure the release of high-profile detainees such as Trevor Reed, Brittney Griner, and Danny Fenster.

Wounded Israeli tattoo artist held hostage by Hamas was operated on by a vet in Gaza, her family says

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Keren, mother of Mia Schem and representatives of the families of the abducted and missing persons held by Hamas militants in Gaza hold a press conference following the release of a video by Hamas, in which the 21-year-old Israeli woman is seen.
Keren, mother of Mia Schem and representatives of the families of the abducted and missing persons held by Hamas militants in Gaza hold a press conference following the release of a video by Hamas, in which the

Hostages and prisoners released amid cease-fire in Gaza

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Hamas agreed to release dozens of Israeli hostages in exchange for over 100 Palestinian prisoners. The temporary cease-fire allowed time for aid trucks to enter Gaza.

Freed Israeli hostage 'went through hell'

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85-year-old Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifshitz was freed by Hamas on October 23. She told reporters of her terror and an unexpected kindness.

A mediator who worked on a 2011 Israeli prisoner exchange says Hamas' hostage-taking is 'unprecedented': 'What do they even do with them now that they have them?'

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Palestinians transport a captured Israeli civilian, center, from Kibbutz Kfar Azza into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, October 7, 2023.

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