The approach with the likely lowest risk to the hostages is a negotiated release, writes Peter Bergen.
Up to 150 hostages are being held in Gaza, according to Israeli officials. Meanwhile, 17 Americans are missing, and Hamas may be holding an unknown number of them, according to the White House. Hamas has threatened to execute hostages and broadcast video of the execution if Israel strikes targets in Gaza without warning. The approach with the likely lowest risk to the hostages is a negotiated release.
kidnapped American journalists and aid workers beginning in 2012, the US launched a rescue operation in 2014 based on indications that they were being held in a particular location in Syria, but the hostages had been moved by the time the operation happened. subsequently murdered the Americans. Rescues can also be dangerous for the hostages, even when the most skilled special operations forces are deployed. In 2010, the Taliban kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove, and US Navy SEAL Team Six launched a rescue operation. Subsequent investigations revealed that Norgrove was killed by a fragmentation grenade thrown by a SEAL team member during the operation. Hostage-takers can also kill their prisoner during rescue operations.
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