The World’s Shirin Jaafari recently spoke with a senior Hamas politician, Bassem Naim, about a wide range of issues, including the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the fate of the Israeli hostages. They also talked about the future of Gaza and where Hamas fits in to what comes next. Shirin shares what she learned with host Carolyn Beeler.
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