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BBC Gaza reporter Johnston freed | Reuters
A huge relief for him and his family, and hopefully they're not too scarred by the ordeal. I just wonder what sort of deal. if any, the British and Israeli governments had to do with his captors in order to secure his release. If even one convicted or suspected terrorist has been released in exchange, it opens up a whole new can of worms and makes the region even more dangerous for those who want to go about life as normal.
My first suspicion is that this is just a
PR exercise by Hamas, in order to drum up sympathy for their "plight" while deflecting attention from their more nefarious activities. Time will tell...