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'Time has not been exhausted yet' for hostages being held by Hamas

Published November 16, 2023 at 7:11 AM CST
Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for their return as they participate in a five-day "March for the Hostages" from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, near the village of Beit Hashmonai, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The hostages, mostly Israeli citizens, were kidnapped during the Oct. 7 Hamas cross-border attack in Israel and have been held in Gaza since then. (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)
Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for their return as they participate in a five-day "March for the Hostages" from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, near the village of Beit Hashmonai, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The hostages, mostly Israeli citizens, were kidnapped during the Oct. 7 Hamas cross-border attack in Israel and have been held in Gaza since then. (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with peace activist Gershon Baskin, who is called Israel’s most famous hostage negotiator, about a deal that’s said to be in the works for the release of some hostages being held by Hamas.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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