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Israel’s long history of hostage negotiations – and how it’s dealt with them in the past
During the Arab-Israeli conflict, armed Palestinian groups have taken dozens of Israelis captive, who are then often exchanged for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel.
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From top left clockwise: Tsachi Idan, Itzhak Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi, and Shlomo Mantzur, whose bodies were returned to Israel. Pics: Bring Them Home
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Masked Black September hostage taker inside the Olympic village in Munich in 1972. Pic: AP
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Israeli family reunited with Entebbe hostage at Ben Gurion Airport in July 1976
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Mother reunited with her daughter after Entebbe hostage crisis. Pic: AP
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Gilad Shalit, 19, before his capture
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A protest demanding the safe return of Gilad Shalit
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Hamas militants with a picture of Gilad Shalit in Jabalya, Gaza in 2007
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Gilad Shalit and his father Noam are reunited after his release in 2011
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Three Israeli hostages on stage in Gaza as they are handed over by Hamas on Saturday. Pic: Reuters
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Freed Israeli hostages Omer Shem Tov is reunited with his parents, Malki and Sheli. Pic: IDF
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Palestinian prisoners arrive back in the West Bank. Pic: Reuters
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