Israeli Officials Meet to Discuss a Hostage Deal | EWTN News Nightly

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Israeli officials have been meeting to discuss a hostage deal. The Middle East director of the International Communities Organization, Gershon Baskin, joins to share what this signals to him. Baskin spearheaded back-channel negotiations with Hamas for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped by the militant group during a cross-border attack in 2006 and held hostage in Gaza for 5 years. Baskin tells us whether this is a similar situation and whether he thinks it would take that long to release all of the hostages. For almost 2 decades, he tried to keep open communications with Hamas' political wing. But last month, he released an open letter to Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official who he had worked with on the Shalit deal, cutting off ties. Baskin discusses why now, after years of association and many military battles. He explains what he thinks is Hamas' strategy in regards to the hostage situation. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf