Since 2006, Gershon Baskin, an Israeli peace activist, and Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas official, maintained a secret back channel between Gaza and Israel. Then Oct. 7 happened. https://ift.tt/Qx4iVe5 https://ift.tt/oWNz9sJ World New York Times November 18, 2023 at 07:00PMFor Years, Two Men Shuttled Messages Between Israel and Hamas. No Longer.

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