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.

IDF recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza tunnel, including a US citizen whose parents spoke at the DNC

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Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin hold a picture of their son.
Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, the parents of the late US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, have been lobbying to bring the hostages home.

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Israeli special forces disguised themselves as displaced Gazans to infiltrate a refugee camp and rescue 4 hostages, reports say

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A Palestinian man inspects the damage a day after an operation by the Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024.
A Palestinian man inspects the damage a day after the Israeli operation in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024.

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4 hostages rescued by IDF special forces from Gaza, including Noa Argamani, whose motorbike abduction went viral

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Noa Argamani, a rescued hostage reacts with her father, Yakov Argamani, and an Israeli soldier after the military said that Israeli forces have rescued four hostages alive from the central Gaza Strip, in Ramat Gan, Israel, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on June 8, 2024.
Noa Argamani, a rescued hostage, reacts with her father, Yakov Argamani, and an Israeli soldier after the military said that Israeli forces have rescued four hostages alive

Despite Biden's warning, Israel's Netanyahu tells TV personality Dr. Phil there's 'no other choice' but to assault Rafah

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Grandmother was likely killed by fellow Israelis firing on Hamas militants abducting her on October 7, says report

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A damaged house is seen in Kibbutz Nir Oz following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel October 19, 2023.
A damaged house is seen in Kibbutz Nir Oz following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel on October 19, 2023.

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Israel drops leaflets on under-siege Palestinians asking for their help to find Israeli hostages, as Gaza death toll hits 25,000

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A leaflet dropped in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by Israeli forces with photos of hostages taken in the October 7 attacks, photo taken on January 20, 2024.
A leaflet dropped in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by Israeli forces with photos of hostages taken in the October 7 attacks, photo taken on January 20, 2024.

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IDF special forces raid to rescue Hamas hostages in Gaza fails, say Israel media reports

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Israel Defense Forces

Elon Musk promises to wear a symbol of Gaza hostages until captives are released

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) takes Elon Musk (L) on a tour of Kibbutz Kfar Aza.
Billionaire and boss of the social network X, Elon Musk, traveled to Israel during the truce between Israel and Hamas.

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Why some 40 Israeli hostages may have gone missing in Gaza

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Israelis embrace next to photos of people killed and taken captive by Hamas militants during their violent rampage through the Nova music festival in southern Israel.
Israelis embrace next to photos of people killed and taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 attacks.

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