From Ancient Greece and Han China to modern Israel, taking hostages is a gamble that often pays off
Kidnapping has had a long and dishonourable role in warfare – but the taking of soldiers or civilians sometimes achieves diplomatic aims
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Kidnapping has had a long and dishonourable role in warfare – but the taking of soldiers or civilians sometimes achieves diplomatic aims
Amid the unprecedented regional and global reaction to the ongoing hostage crisis in Gaza, it is easy to forget that the use of hostages as a tool of terror, diplomacy and/or warfare is not without precedent. And, in a week in which Qatari-led negotiations between Israel and Hamas have finally started to bear fruit, the long history of hostage-taking appears to contain some uncomfortable truths for today.
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