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Cinematic videos, gift bags, certificates: Hamas' hostage release media tactics

Hamas' staging of the hostage release sends a message not only to Israel, which had made the group's annihilation its primary goal, but also to the Palestinian Authority, which wants to take control of the Strip.

Cinematic videos, gift bags, certificates: Hamas' hostage release media tactics

Israeli hostage Agam Berger waves to the crowd during a hostage exchange in Gaza, before being transferred to the ICRC, on Jan. 30, 2025. (Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)

BEIRUT — On a grand stage set up among the rubble, a banner reads: “Palestine: the victory of the oppressed people against Nazi Zionism.” Below it, Israeli hostages sign their names and press their fingerprints onto certificates marking the end of...
BEIRUT — On a grand stage set up among the rubble, a banner reads: “Palestine: the victory of the oppressed people against Nazi Zionism.” Below it, Israeli hostages sign their names and press their fingerprints onto certificates marking the end of...