https://x.com/gershonbaskin/status/1829808934560973232:
Follow up reporting to above Gershon statement: https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-817157 — note:
‘The Hostage and Missing Families Forum can deny that they contacted me. It is important for me to emphasize: I did not make the appeal to Hamas on my own accord," Baskin told Ynet regarding the Forum's response.’
Further, on the Hostage Forum denials this week, from April 24th: ‘No doubt’ Netanyahu preventing hostage deal, charges ex-spokesman of Families Forum — note:
“We later found out that Hamas had offered on October 9 or 10 to release all the civilian hostages in exchange for the IDF not entering the Strip, but the government rejected the offer.”