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Sinwar represents the most extreme element in Hamas organisation
Gershon Baskin feels that the hope of a ceasefire goes away as Sinwar represents the most extreme element in Hamas organisation.
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Assassination of Hamas’ political leader: ‘Everyone is replaceable, including Haniyeh’, says expert
Gershon Baskin feels that everyone is replaceable, including Haniyeh. He was an important figure but he wasn’t the most important of Hamas today. That person would be Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, who has been underground in a bunker for 300 days, after perpetrating the atrocities against Israel on October 7.
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Gaza hostage negotiations: ‘Israel needs to change its strategy’, expert says
As the war in Gaza enters its seventh month, Gershon Baskin feels that “Israel needs to change its strategy” on negotiations regarding the release of hostages held in the Strip.
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The war can wait: Israel hostage families ‘building pressure’ on govt for ceasefire, hostage deal
With 132 hostages still in Gaza and pressure mounting to reach a ceasefire deal, Gershon Baskin shares his ideas oh how to free the hostages
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There is a chance we can get out most of the hostages
Gershon Baskin thinks that assuming the truce holds and that Israel frees Palestinian prisoners as planned, “there is a chance” that all the civilian hostages being held by Hamas will be released.