I say this, since the Western news media seems to have stopped pretending to care about a pretence of neutrality and bringing up human shields and the “savage Islamic radical hordes” again…
Idc if it’s IDF soldiers and political figures they’re only capturing, but it seems to also include settler civilians, specifically some women, others elderly, and a few youths (may or may not be teens).
It’s an unknown amount, but it seems like a lot more than some dozens
What the hell do they need them for? As a bargaining chip?
Edit 1: What if they left the collaborator settler “civilians” alone, but kept the important political and military figures with them
Edit 2: On second thoughts, the settlers can seem to be indirectly, if not fully committed to this settler-colonial project, considering by the presence of paramilitaries and settling alone…
Prisoners are bargaining chips to win the return of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, and also potentially shields to prevent bombing.
Idk about Palestinian prisoners being the elderly, women, or children (though civilian areas wouldn’t better than one)
On the other hand, wait, so they can hit Palestinian human shields and thus justify it, but not Israeli human shields?
Tbh Israel doesn’t have a problem with killing Jews if they can get away with it and it’s strategic. Mossad bombed Jewish institutions across the middle east to scare Jews into moving to Israel
I don’t seem them killing Jews, but terrorizing them into Israel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950–1951_Baghdad_bombings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavon_Affair
4 Jews died in the Baghdad bombings? There were many instances like this over the decades.
Tell me more about it…
Oh, yeah, I know that one alright…
The Israelis trade captives at a very high ratio, like one Israeli for dozens or more Palestinians.