'Game Changer': Ex-IDF Spokesperson Jonathan Conricus on Gaza Deal, Trump Summit & India-Israel's Terror Fight | NDTV

Lt. Col. (Retd.) Jonathan Conricus - Former International Spokesperson of the IDF and Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) - speaks to NDTV's Aditya Raj Kaul after the return of all living Israeli hostages. He calls the moment a "strategic game changer," warns Hamas is already violating terms by withholding bodies, and lays out what the Trump-led Middle East Summit and Gaza Peace Deal must get right: a staged process of hostages, disarmament, power transfer, and realistic security on the ground.

From whether an international force is plausible, to how Israel might respond if violations continue, Conricus weighs the risks of a slide back to war. He also examines the release of convicted militants, the danger of copy-cat hostage tactics worldwide, and why India and Israel -both victims of terrorism must deepen strategic ties across security, agri-tech, med-tech and more.